Egypt vs Nigeria: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Egypt
397,736 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
399,493 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
125th
Nigeria rank
124th
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 399,493 current US$ per square kilometre against 397,736 current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 1,757 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 124th of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,800 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,319 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,520 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 33,341 current US$ per square kilometre | 89,694 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,352 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 60,522 current US$ per square kilometre | 121,634 current US$ per square kilometre | 61,112 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 112,535 current US$ per square kilometre | 198,201 current US$ per square kilometre | 85,666 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 283,245 current US$ per square kilometre | 495,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 211,876 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 422,212 current US$ per square kilometre | 470,558 current US$ per square kilometre | 48,346 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 399,493 current US$ per square kilometre against 397,736 current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1,757 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 124th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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
GDP (current US$) 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.