How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP

Nigeria

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Pakistan

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria rank

28th

Pakistan rank

30th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Pakistan, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 28th and Pakistan ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 28th and Pakistan ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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