Nigeria vs Qatar: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Nigeria
0.004 sq. km per person
in 2024
Qatar
0.0041 sq. km per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
165th
Qatar rank
164th

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0041 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Nigeria ranks 165th and Qatar ranks 164th of 216 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0185 sq. km per person 0.1901 sq. km per person 0.1717 sq. km per person Qatar
1970s 0.0147 sq. km per person 0.0665 sq. km per person 0.0517 sq. km per person Qatar
1980s 0.0111 sq. km per person 0.0334 sq. km per person 0.0224 sq. km per person Qatar
1990s 0.0085 sq. km per person 0.0228 sq. km per person 0.0144 sq. km per person Qatar
2000s 0.0065 sq. km per person 0.0133 sq. km per person 0.0068 sq. km per person Qatar
2010s 0.0049 sq. km per person 0.0055 sq. km per person 0.0006 sq. km per person Qatar
2020s 0.0041 sq. km per person 0.0043 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Nigeria or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0041 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Nigeria and Qatar?
0.0001 sq. km per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 165th and Qatar ranks 164th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.