Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: Long term urban population region
Nigeria
58.9
in 2025
Turkmenistan
58.29
in 2025
Nigeria rank
120th
Turkmenistan rank
122nd
Long term urban population region over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 58.9 against 58.29 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.61.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 120th and Turkmenistan ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 15 and Turkmenistan in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0 | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0 | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0 | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 0.0122 | 0.0123 | 0.0001 | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 0.0366 | 0.037 | 0.0004 | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 0.1099 | 0.1111 | 0.0012 | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 0.3298 | 0.3333 | 0.0035 | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 0.9895 | 1 | 0.0105 | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 1.11 | 1 | 0.1148 | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 1.22 | 1 | 0.221 | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 1.34 | 1 | 0.3373 | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 1.46 | 1 | 0.4646 | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6041 | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 1.76 | 1 | 0.7569 | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 1.92 | 1 | 0.9242 | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 2.11 | 1.01 | 1.09 | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 2.31 | 1.27 | 1.04 | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 2.53 | 1.58 | 0.946 | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 2.77 | 1.98 | 0.7913 | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 3.03 | 2.47 | 0.5606 | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 3.32 | 3.09 | 0.2314 | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 3.64 | 3.86 | 0.2247 | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 3.98 | 4.83 | 0.8439 | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 4.36 | 6.03 | 1.67 | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 4.78 | 7.54 | 2.76 | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 5.23 | 9.43 | 4.2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 5.73 | 11.79 | 6.05 | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 6.28 | 14.73 | 8.46 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 6.88 | 18.42 | 11.54 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 7.53 | 23.02 | 15.49 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 8.25 | 28.78 | 20.53 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 9.03 | 35.97 | 26.94 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 12.08 | 45.37 | 33.29 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 19.64 | 46.93 | 27.29 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 24.96 | 47.5 | 22.54 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 31.25 | 46.01 | 14.76 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 38.62 | 45.36 | 6.74 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 46.01 | 47.49 | 1.48 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 52.69 | 52.29 | 0.3985 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 57.56 | 57 | 0.5634 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Nigeria, at 58.9 against 58.29 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.61, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Nigeria ranks 120th and Turkmenistan ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.