Nigeria vs Türkiye
Nigeria vs Türkiye: Internet users
Internet users: 41.2% in Nigeria in 2024 and 89.8% in Türkiye in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 46.1 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Nigeria.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 153 and Türkiye ranked 72 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Nigeria | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 89.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 41.2 | 87.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 40.1 | 86 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 39.2 | 83.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 35.5 | 81.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 31.9 | 77.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 29.7 | 74 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 27.7 | 71 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 25.9 | 64.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 24.1 | 58.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 22.5 | 53.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 21 | 51 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 19.1 | 46.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 45.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 43.1 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 39.8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 9.3 | 36.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 8 | 34.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 28.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 18.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 14.6 | – |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 12.3 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 11.4 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 5.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 3.8 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 2.3 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.7 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.5 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Nigeria vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025