Algeria vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Algeria
0.0104 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria
0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Algeria rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
25th
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.0104 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0008 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0262 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0307 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0184 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0111 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Algeria, at 0.0104 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.0008 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 25th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.