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Nigeria - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 54.63

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

54.63 (2024)

Global rank

##217 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1960

1.47×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719601970198019902000201020202024#200#2172014 overtook Eswatini2017 overtook Lesotho
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Nigeria climbed from #200 to #217 (overtook Eswatini). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

2014
Overtook Eswatini in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2017
Overtook Lesotho in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202437.2143.0248.8254.63

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