Liberia vs Nigeria: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Liberia
0.9904 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
0.9189 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia rank
70th
Nigeria rank
73rd
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.9904 % change on previous year against 0.9189 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0715 % change on previous year.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.34 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 0.6191 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 0.3007 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.7891 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1980s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.7997 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.5997 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2578 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1106 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8626 % change on previous year | 0.9726 % change on previous year | 0.11 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 0.9904 % change on previous year against 0.9189 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.0715 % change on previous year, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.