Gambia vs Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Gambia
0.0876 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
30th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0876 1000 No per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 190 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0339 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0482 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0593 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0798 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.068 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0791 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0862 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0876 1000 No per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.