Morocco vs Nigeria: Rural population, per capita
Morocco
0.3687 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.3622 units per person
in 2025
Morocco rank
103rd
Nigeria rank
106th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Morocco
- Nigeria
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.3687 units per person against 0.3622 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0065 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Morocco ranks 103rd and Nigeria ranks 106th of 217 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6851 units per person | 0.8317 units per person | 0.1467 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6267 units per person | 0.7662 units per person | 0.1396 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5562 units per person | 0.691 units per person | 0.1348 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.4881 units per person | 0.6123 units per person | 0.1242 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4459 units per person | 0.5289 units per person | 0.083 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3968 units per person | 0.4468 units per person | 0.0499 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3741 units per person | 0.3823 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Morocco, at 0.3687 units per person against 0.3622 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Morocco and Nigeria?
- 0.0065 units per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 103rd and Nigeria ranks 106th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.