Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Nigeria
155.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
163.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
48th
Rwanda rank
46th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 163.22 people per square kilometre against 155.57 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 7.65 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.48 people per square kilometre | 4.06 people per square kilometre | 5.42 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 16.29 people per square kilometre | 7.55 people per square kilometre | 8.73 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 28.64 people per square kilometre | 12.67 people per square kilometre | 15.97 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 46.88 people per square kilometre | 26.87 people per square kilometre | 20.01 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 74.52 people per square kilometre | 61.23 people per square kilometre | 13.29 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 114.67 people per square kilometre | 88.15 people per square kilometre | 26.52 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 147.92 people per square kilometre | 147.01 people per square kilometre | 0.9145 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 163.22 people per square kilometre against 155.57 people per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 7.65 people per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th 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.