Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Nigeria, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of population living in the capital city

Nigeria

0.5%

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.4%

in 2020

Nigeria rank

169th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

170th

Share of population living in the capital city over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 170th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Nigeria
2020s	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Nigeria, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?: Nigeria ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 170th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in the capital city
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 170 places, 2,330 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.