Nigeria vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Nigeria
132.23 SDR per person
in 2025
Zambia
147.13 SDR per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
151st
Zambia rank
149th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 147.13 SDR per person against 132.23 SDR per person in Nigeria, a difference of 14.9 SDR per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 SDR per person | 57.05 SDR per person | 54.29 SDR per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 37.28 SDR per person | 33.54 SDR per person | 3.74 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 25.79 SDR per person | 11.46 SDR per person | 14.33 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 25.95 SDR per person | 14.86 SDR per person | 11.08 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 119.92 SDR per person | 37.6 SDR per person | 82.32 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 132.49 SDR per person | 101.9 SDR per person | 30.59 SDR per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 120.66 SDR per person | 103.22 SDR per person | 17.44 SDR per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 147.13 SDR per person against 132.23 SDR per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 14.9 SDR per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 149th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.