Bahrain vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per capita

Bahrain
19.71 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Nigeria
26.84 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Bahrain rank
26th
Nigeria rank
23rd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • Nigeria
20406080100198020002021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 26.84 cubic meters per person against 19.71 cubic meters per person in Bahrain, a difference of 7.13 cubic meters per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 68.99 cubic meters per person 31.52 cubic meters per person 37.47 cubic meters per person Bahrain
1990s 40.3 cubic meters per person 26.2 cubic meters per person 14.1 cubic meters per person Bahrain
2000s 24.71 cubic meters per person 32.7 cubic meters per person 7.99 cubic meters per person Nigeria
2010s 14.62 cubic meters per person 31.5 cubic meters per person 16.88 cubic meters per person Nigeria
2020s 14.96 cubic meters per person 27.15 cubic meters per person 12.19 cubic meters per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Bahrain or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 26.84 cubic meters per person against 19.71 cubic meters per person in Bahrain as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Bahrain and Nigeria?
7.13 cubic meters per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Bahrain ranks 26th 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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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.