Jamaica vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Jamaica
0.2609 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2457 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
31st
Nigeria rank
34th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0152 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 34th of 167 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2304 Persons per square kilometre 0.1176 Persons per square kilometre 0.1128 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.2465 Persons per square kilometre 0.1527 Persons per square kilometre 0.0938 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.257 Persons per square kilometre 0.1997 Persons per square kilometre 0.0573 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre 0.2372 Persons per square kilometre 0.0237 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Jamaica or Nigeria?
Jamaica, at 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Jamaica and Nigeria?
0.0152 Persons per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Jamaica ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 34th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.