British Virgin Islands vs Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
29th
Nigeria rank
30th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1980s 0.0619 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0729 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0798 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0878 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.1064 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.1124 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Nigeria?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
0.001 1000 No per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Nigeria rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.