Europe & Central Asia vs Nigeria: Rural population, per square kilometre
Europe & Central Asia
8.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
94.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
36th
Nigeria rank
33rd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 94.64 units per square kilometre against 8.82 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 85.82 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.31 units per square kilometre | 45.62 units per square kilometre | 8.7 units per square kilometre | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 52.07 units per square kilometre | 52.91 units per square kilometre | 0.832 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 50.63 units per square kilometre | 63.53 units per square kilometre | 12.9 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 18.18 units per square kilometre | 73.51 units per square kilometre | 55.33 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 9.75 units per square kilometre | 83.03 units per square kilometre | 73.29 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 9.19 units per square kilometre | 91.96 units per square kilometre | 82.78 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.87 units per square kilometre | 94.61 units per square kilometre | 85.74 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 94.64 units per square kilometre against 8.82 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?
- 85.82 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.