Nigeria vs Uganda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Nigeria
0.2502 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.2427 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
45th
Uganda rank
48th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2502 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.2427 1000 No per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 48th of 191 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0551 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0582 1000 No per square kilometre 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0922 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1019 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0185 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.1576 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1382 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.2066 1000 No per square kilometre 0.186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.2425 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2323 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 0.2502 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.2427 1000 No per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Nigeria ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 48th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.