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
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019962023

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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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,850 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.