2. Comparison India Nigeria
Population 1,220,200,000 (2012) 170,123,740 (2012)
Population Growth Rate 1.312% (2011 est.) 2.553% (2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate 1.312% (2011 est.) 2.553% (2011 est.)
Birth rate 20.6 births/1,000 39.23 births/1,000
population (2011 est.) population (2011 est.)
Labour Force 487.6 million (2011 est.) 48.53 million (2011 est.)
Population below poverty line 29.8% 45%
GDP $1.847 trillion $415 billion
GDP Growth rate 5.5% (Q1, 2012) 5.5% (Q1, 2012)
3. Comparison India Nigeria
DGP Per Capital $1,514 (nominal: 139th) $2,500
GDP by Sector agriculture: 17.2%, agriculture: 40%; services:
industry: 26.4%, services: 30%; manufacturing: 15%;
56.4% oil: 14%
Currency 1 Indina rupee Nigerian naira (N) (NGN)
(INR)=m100 Paise
Exports $299.4 billion $45.43 billion
Exports Goods petroleum products, petroleum and
precious stones, petroleum products 95%,
machinery, iron and cocoa, rubber,
steel, chemicals, vehicles, machinery, processed
apparel foods, entertainment
Imports $461.4 billion $42.1 billion
Main Imports China 12.1%, UAE 8.3%, China 16.1%, Netherlands
Saudi Arabia 5.8%, US 11.3%, United States 9.8%,
4. Public
Finances
Revenues $196.4 billion (2011 est.) $10.49 billion
Public Debt 68.05% of GDP 17.8% of GDP
Expenses
$308.8 billion $18.08 billion
Foreign $295.29 billion $33 billion
reserves
Culture
Issue
Religions Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian Muslim 50%, Christian
2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, 40%, indigenous beliefs
unspecified 0.1% 10%
Languages Hindi(official), English(Subsidiary English (official), Hausa,
official), Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo),
Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Fulani, over 500
Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, additional indigenous
Assamese, Maithili, Chhattisgarhi, languages
Others
5. Literacy definition: age 15 and over definition: age 15 and over can read
can read and write and write
total population: 61% total population: 68%
male: 73.4% male: 75.7%
female: 47.8% female: 60.6%
School life total: 10 years total: 9 years
expectancy(prim male: 11 years male: 10 years
ary to tertiary) female: 10 years female: 8 years
Political Issues
Govt. Types federal republic federal republic
Energy Stats
Coal 399,000,000 70000
Consumption
Coal>Production 407013000ton 8000ton
6. Currency - value in relation to USD over the past two years on a monthly
basis.
Month INR/USD NGN/USD
December 2010 0.0218 0.0065
January 2011 0.0217 0.0065
February 2011 0.0218 0.0065
March 2011 0.0219 0.0064
April 2011 0.0222 0.0065
May 2011 0.0221 0.0063
June 2011 0.0220 0.0064
July 2011 0.0223 0.0065
August 2011 0.0219 0.0065
September 2011 0.0208 0.0064
October 2011 0.0200 0.0062
November 2011 0.0196 0.0065
December 2011 0.0187 0.0061
January 2012 0.0191 0.0061
February 2012 0.0201 0.0062
March 2012 0.0196 0.0063
April 2012 0.0190 0.0063
May 2012 0.0182 0.0063
June 2012 0.0178 0.0061
July 2012 0.0180 0.0061
7. TOPOGRAPHY OF INDIA
India the seventh largest country in the world , is
well marked with off from the rest of Asia by
mountains and the sea, which gives the country a
distinct geographical entity. It covers an area of
32,87,2631 sq.km. Bounded by the great Himalayas
to the north , it stretches southwards and at the
Tropic of Cancer, tapers off in the Indian ocean
between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the
Arabian sea to the west.
8. Topography of Nigeria
The topography of Nigeria consists of plains in the
north and south interrupted by plateaus and hills
in the centre of the country. The Sokoto Plains lie in
the northwestern corner of the country, while the
Borno Plains in the northeastern corner extend as
far as the Lake Chad basin. The Lake Chad basin
and the coastal areas, including the Niger River
delta and the western parts of the Sokoto region
in the far northwest, are underlain by soft,
geologically young sedimentary rocks.
9. Climatic conditions of India
India has 'Tropical Monsoon' type of climate. The word monsoon
has been derived from the Arabic word 'Mausim' which means
seasonal reversal of the winds during the course of the year.
Climatic conditions of Nigeria
Nigeria enjoys the humid tropical climate type. Because of its
location just north of the equator, Nigeria enjoys a truly tropical
climate characterised by the hot and wet conditions associated
with the movement of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
north and south of the equator.
Indian Trade
India is an important trade partner for the EU and a growing economic power.
With a growthrate of between 8 and 10% per year it is one of the fastest growing
economies in the world. Per capita income more than doubled during the period
1990-2005. In parallel, in just four years, EU-India trade has increased by 31% to
over €53 billion in 2009 and EU investment to India has more than quadrupled
since 2003 to €3.1 billion in 2009.
Internal Trade Barriers in India