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

Nigeria
0.2457 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.2423 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
34th
Uganda rank
35th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2423 Persons per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0034 Persons per square kilometre.

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

Nigeria ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 35th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1176 Persons per square kilometre 0.102 Persons per square kilometre 0.0156 Persons per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.1527 Persons per square kilometre 0.1382 Persons per square kilometre 0.0145 Persons per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.1997 Persons per square kilometre 0.1857 Persons per square kilometre 0.014 Persons per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.2372 Persons per square kilometre 0.232 Persons per square kilometre 0.0052 Persons per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2423 Persons per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.0034 Persons per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Nigeria ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.