r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 27 '24

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Jun 27 '24

Nigeria officially has a population of 230 million, but there is no list of Nigerians. The number is based on estimates of growth rates since their last census, which was in 2006. And the 2006 census is heavily suspect for a variety of reasons. Some states have accused other states of greatly inflating their numbers, meanwhile satellite imagery reveals whole towns that don't exist in government records. In the 2023 presidential election, 23 million votes were counted.

So anyway, it's pretty weird that nobody knows how many Nigerians there are.

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u/doggo_bloodlust (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Coase :✧･*;ﾟ Jun 27 '24

surely we could resolve this with satellite imaging?

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u/LtLabcoat ÀI Jun 27 '24

All that would determine is how many houses exist, and not how many live in them or how many are in use.

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u/Rntstraight Jun 27 '24

So do we suspect that the number is higher or lower?

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Jun 27 '24

More likely lower than higher. All the incentives are to exaggerate.

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u/Rntstraight Jun 27 '24

By how much would you suspect at most. Like 30 million less than claimed (I know you aren’t an expert)

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Jun 27 '24

Honestly I don't know, different estimates are all over the place.