Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Nigeria
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone 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.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, 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 Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th 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.