Madagascar vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Madagascar
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar rank
10th
Nigeria rank
13th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Madagascar ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
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 unit of gdp, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.