Nigeria vs Sweden
Nigeria vs Sweden: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5 years in Nigeria and 11.6 years in Sweden, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sweden, by 6.5 years, or 2.3 times that in Nigeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Nigeria ranked 148 and Sweden ranked 9 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Nigeria | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | – | 11.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Nigeria vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025