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
20406080100196119922023

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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.