Nepal vs Nigeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Nepal
0.0004 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nepal rank
15th
Nigeria rank
13th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nepal ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP 0.0016 people per US$ of GDP 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1970s 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Nepal
1980s 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP Nepal
1990s 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP Nepal
2010s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP Nepal
2020s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Nepal

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, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Nepal and Nigeria?
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Nepal ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.