Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP

Nigeria
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1970s 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP
Unit
units 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

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.