Congo vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Congo
0.6412 people per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.6378 people per person
in 2025
Congo rank
109th
Nigeria rank
112th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6412 people per person against 0.6378 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0034 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3732 people per person | 0.1683 people per person | 0.205 people per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.4076 people per person | 0.2338 people per person | 0.1738 people per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.309 people per person | 0.2045 people per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5632 people per person | 0.3877 people per person | 0.1755 people per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.6087 people per person | 0.4711 people per person | 0.1377 people per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.6302 people per person | 0.5532 people per person | 0.077 people per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.6375 people per person | 0.6177 people per person | 0.0198 people per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Congo or Nigeria?
- Congo, at 0.6412 people per person against 0.6378 people per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.0034 people per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.