Angola vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per capita
Angola
35.83 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Nigeria
26.84 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Angola rank
21st
Nigeria rank
23rd
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Angola currently reports 35.83 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria, a difference of 8.99 cubic meters per person.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.32 cubic meters per person | 31.52 cubic meters per person | 6.2 cubic meters per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 40.89 cubic meters per person | 26.2 cubic meters per person | 14.69 cubic meters per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 52.79 cubic meters per person | 32.7 cubic meters per person | 20.09 cubic meters per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 53.37 cubic meters per person | 31.5 cubic meters per person | 21.87 cubic meters per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 37.31 cubic meters per person | 27.15 cubic meters per person | 10.15 cubic meters per person | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Angola or Nigeria?
- Angola, at 35.83 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Angola and Nigeria?
- 8.99 cubic meters per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Angola ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.