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

Nigeria
0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
30th
Seychelles rank
33rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.

Nigeria ranks 30th and Seychelles ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0677 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre Seychelles
1970s 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0698 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0761 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 0.0798 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0917 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0878 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0224 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, Nigeria or Seychelles?
Nigeria, at 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Seychelles?
0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 30th and Seychelles ranks 33rd 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.