Brazil vs Nigeria: Population, age 18, total

Brazil
3.41 million
in 2015
Nigeria
3.80 million
in 2015
Brazil rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th

Population, age 18, total over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.80 million against 3.41 million in Brazil, a difference of 390,380.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 3.23 million 2.15 million 1.08 million Brazil
2000s 3.52 million 2.98 million 534,414 Brazil
2010s 3.32 million 3.60 million 275,138 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 18, total, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.80 million against 3.41 million in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 18, total between Brazil and Nigeria?
390,380, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for population, age 18, total?
Brazil ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 18, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.