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

Nigeria
155.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
158.07 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
48th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
47th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 158.07 people per square kilometre against 155.57 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 2.5 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 48th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 9.48 people per square kilometre 49.08 people per square kilometre 39.6 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 16.29 people per square kilometre 94.27 people per square kilometre 77.98 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 28.64 people per square kilometre 123.67 people per square kilometre 95.03 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 46.88 people per square kilometre 139.56 people per square kilometre 92.68 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 74.52 people per square kilometre 145.52 people per square kilometre 71 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 114.67 people per square kilometre 150.22 people per square kilometre 35.55 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 147.92 people per square kilometre 156.88 people per square kilometre 8.96 people per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago

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 Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 158.07 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
2.5 people per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 48th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th 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.