Comoros vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Comoros
151.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
155.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Comoros rank
51st
Nigeria rank
48th

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

  • Comoros
  • Nigeria
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 155.57 people per square kilometre against 151.48 people per square kilometre in Comoros, a difference of 4.09 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 19.99 people per square kilometre 9.48 people per square kilometre 10.52 people per square kilometre Comoros
1970s 32.65 people per square kilometre 16.29 people per square kilometre 16.36 people per square kilometre Comoros
1980s 53.27 people per square kilometre 28.64 people per square kilometre 24.64 people per square kilometre Comoros
1990s 73.96 people per square kilometre 46.88 people per square kilometre 27.08 people per square kilometre Comoros
2000s 88.89 people per square kilometre 74.52 people per square kilometre 14.37 people per square kilometre Comoros
2010s 117.15 people per square kilometre 114.67 people per square kilometre 2.48 people per square kilometre Comoros
2020s 144.77 people per square kilometre 147.92 people per square kilometre 3.15 people per square kilometre Nigeria

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 square kilometre, Comoros or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 155.57 people per square kilometre against 151.48 people per square kilometre in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Comoros and Nigeria?
4.09 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Comoros ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.