Nigeria vs Pakistan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Nigeria

4.79

in 2025

Pakistan

4.87

in 2025

Nigeria rank

108th

Pakistan rank

106th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 4.87 against 4.79 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Pakistan ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 108th and Pakistan ranks 106th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.