Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre
Nigeria
94.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
22.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
30th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 94.64 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 72.23 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.62 units per square kilometre | 24.73 units per square kilometre | 20.88 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 52.91 units per square kilometre | 29.93 units per square kilometre | 22.98 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 63.53 units per square kilometre | 32.84 units per square kilometre | 30.69 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 73.51 units per square kilometre | 31.98 units per square kilometre | 41.53 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 83.03 units per square kilometre | 29.14 units per square kilometre | 53.9 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 91.96 units per square kilometre | 25.39 units per square kilometre | 66.57 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 94.61 units per square kilometre | 22.78 units per square kilometre | 71.83 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, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 94.64 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 72.23 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- 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.