Nigeria vs Zambia
Nigeria vs Zambia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 62.5% in Nigeria and 53.6% in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Zambia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 181 and Zambia ranked 195 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Nigeria | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.5 | 53.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 61.2 | 51.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 59.5 | 46.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 55.4 | 43 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 56.5 | 40.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 54.4 | 40.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.3 | 35.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 52.5 | 31.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 54.2 | 27.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 55.6 | 30.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 53 | 29.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 55.9 | 28.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 48 | 22 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 50 | 26.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.3 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 50.1 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 47.6 | 24.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 23.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 46.1 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 52.2 | 18.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 44.6 | 17.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 43.9 | 20.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 43.2 | 16.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 44.9 | 18.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 41.3 | 19 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 40.4 | 17.1 | – |
| 1996 | 39.6 | 17.3 | – |
| 1995 | 38.7 | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | 37.8 | 14.9 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | 14.2 | – |
| 1992 | 36.1 | 19.2 | – |
| 1991 | 35.2 | 12.8 | – |
| 1990 | 27.3 | 13.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990