Haiti vs Nigeria: Population density
Haiti
549.75 people per km²
in 2100
Nigeria
523.46 people per km²
in 2100
Haiti rank
27th
Nigeria rank
29th
Population density over time
- Haiti
- Nigeria
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 549.75 people per km² against 523.46 people per km² in Nigeria, a difference of 26.29 people per km².
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Haiti ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 31 and Nigeria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9556 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | 6.73 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 1.43 people per km² | 8.23 people per km² | 6.8 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 2.15 people per km² | 8.78 people per km² | 6.63 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 3.23 people per km² | 9.88 people per km² | 6.66 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 4.84 people per km² | 10.98 people per km² | 6.14 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 7.26 people per km² | 12.08 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 1.44 people per km² | 15.37 people per km² | 13.93 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 1.8 people per km² | 19.76 people per km² | 17.96 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 2.25 people per km² | 20.64 people per km² | 18.39 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 2.82 people per km² | 20.79 people per km² | 17.98 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 3.52 people per km² | 20.96 people per km² | 17.44 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 4.4 people per km² | 21.13 people per km² | 16.73 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 5.5 people per km² | 21.31 people per km² | 15.81 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 6.88 people per km² | 21.5 people per km² | 14.62 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 8.6 people per km² | 21.7 people per km² | 13.11 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 10.75 people per km² | 21.92 people per km² | 11.17 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 13.43 people per km² | 22.15 people per km² | 8.72 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 19.74 people per km² | 13.29 people per km² | 6.45 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1810s | 23.74 people per km² | 13.29 people per km² | 10.45 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1820s | 27.27 people per km² | 13.52 people per km² | 13.75 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1830s | 29.76 people per km² | 14.03 people per km² | 15.73 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1840s | 32.46 people per km² | 14.56 people per km² | 17.9 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1850s | 35.76 people per km² | 15.22 people per km² | 20.54 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1860s | 39.86 people per km² | 16.06 people per km² | 23.8 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1870s | 44.42 people per km² | 17.06 people per km² | 27.36 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1880s | 49.5 people per km² | 18.31 people per km² | 31.18 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1890s | 55.16 people per km² | 19.7 people per km² | 35.46 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1900s | 62.81 people per km² | 21.44 people per km² | 41.37 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1910s | 73.69 people per km² | 23.77 people per km² | 49.92 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1920s | 85.48 people per km² | 26.97 people per km² | 58.52 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1930s | 97.31 people per km² | 31.43 people per km² | 65.89 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1940s | 110.09 people per km² | 36.98 people per km² | 73.11 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1950s | 127.51 people per km² | 44.61 people per km² | 82.9 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1960s | 152.15 people per km² | 54.53 people per km² | 97.62 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1970s | 183.56 people per km² | 69.19 people per km² | 114.36 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1980s | 222.93 people per km² | 92.17 people per km² | 130.76 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1990s | 272 people per km² | 120.39 people per km² | 151.6 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2000s | 326.23 people per km² | 157.56 people per km² | 168.67 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2010s | 379.04 people per km² | 206.63 people per km² | 172.41 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2020s | 429.49 people per km² | 258.38 people per km² | 171.1 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2030s | 475.27 people per km² | 313.05 people per km² | 162.22 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2040s | 515.01 people per km² | 366.82 people per km² | 148.19 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2050s | 545.76 people per km² | 415 people per km² | 130.76 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2060s | 564.04 people per km² | 456.34 people per km² | 107.69 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2070s | 570.14 people per km² | 488.94 people per km² | 81.2 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2080s | 567.01 people per km² | 510.61 people per km² | 56.4 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2090s | 557.14 people per km² | 521.21 people per km² | 35.93 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2100s | 549.75 people per km² | 523.46 people per km² | 26.29 people per km² | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Haiti or Nigeria?
- Haiti, at 549.75 people per km² against 523.46 people per km² in Nigeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Haiti and Nigeria?
- 26.29 people per km², with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nigeria?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Haiti and Nigeria rank globally for population density?
- Haiti ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.