Jamaica vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Jamaica
153.27 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
155.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
49th
Nigeria rank
48th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 155.57 people per square kilometre against 153.27 people per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 2.3 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.54 people per square kilometre | 9.48 people per square kilometre | 49.06 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 82.01 people per square kilometre | 16.29 people per square kilometre | 65.72 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 101.2 people per square kilometre | 28.64 people per square kilometre | 72.56 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 115.88 people per square kilometre | 46.88 people per square kilometre | 69 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 130.16 people per square kilometre | 74.52 people per square kilometre | 55.64 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 142.13 people per square kilometre | 114.67 people per square kilometre | 27.46 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 151.33 people per square kilometre | 147.92 people per square kilometre | 3.41 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 155.57 people per square kilometre against 153.27 people per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 2.3 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 49th 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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About this data
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.