Canada vs Nigeria: Rural population, annual growth rate
Canada
-0.0803 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.1218 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
118th
Nigeria rank
121st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Canada currently reports -0.0803 % change on previous year against -0.1218 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0415 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Canada ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 121st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8303 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 0.3978 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8191 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 0.8712 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2375 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.1785 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6539 % change on previous year | 0.7703 % change on previous year | 0.1164 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6309 % change on previous year | 0.0141 % change on previous year | 0.6167 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Canada or Nigeria?
- Canada, at -0.0803 % change on previous year against -0.1218 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Canada and Nigeria?
- 0.0415 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 121st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.