Algeria vs Nigeria: Share of the population born in another country
Algeria
0.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Algeria rank
210th
Nigeria rank
207th
Share of the population born in another country over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 210th and Nigeria ranks 207th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population born in another country, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population born in another country between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for share of the population born in another country?
- Algeria ranks 210th and Nigeria ranks 207th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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