How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Morocco vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Morocco

0.6313 people per person

in 2025

Nigeria

0.6378 people per person

in 2025

Morocco rank

115th

Nigeria rank

112th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Morocco
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.6378 people per person against 0.6313 people per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.0065 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3149 people per person	0.1683 people per person	0.1467 people per person	Morocco
1970s	0.3733 people per person	0.2338 people per person	0.1396 people per person	Morocco
1980s	0.4438 people per person	0.309 people per person	0.1348 people per person	Morocco
1990s	0.5119 people per person	0.3877 people per person	0.1242 people per person	Morocco
2000s	0.5541 people per person	0.4711 people per person	0.083 people per person	Morocco
2010s	0.6032 people per person	0.5532 people per person	0.0499 people per person	Morocco
2020s	0.6259 people per person	0.6177 people per person	0.0081 people per person	Morocco

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, Morocco or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.6378 people per person against 0.6313 people per person in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Morocco and Nigeria?: 0.0065 people per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Morocco ranks 115th 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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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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.