Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
439,843 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
399,493 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
122nd
Nigeria rank
124th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nigeria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019962023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 439,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 399,493 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 40,350 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and Nigeria ranks 124th of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 3,048 current US$ per square kilometre 23,899 current US$ per square kilometre 20,851 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2,307 current US$ per square kilometre 89,694 current US$ per square kilometre 87,387 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 8,567 current US$ per square kilometre 121,634 current US$ per square kilometre 113,067 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 275,803 current US$ per square kilometre 198,201 current US$ per square kilometre 77,601 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
2010s 587,746 current US$ per square kilometre 495,120 current US$ per square kilometre 92,625 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
2020s 429,010 current US$ per square kilometre 470,558 current US$ per square kilometre 41,548 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
Equatorial Guinea, at 439,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 399,493 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
40,350 current US$ per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and Nigeria ranks 124th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.