Benin vs Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Benin
2.72 % change on previous year
in 2050
Nigeria
2.71 % change on previous year
in 2050
Benin rank
25th
Nigeria rank
26th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.72 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 225 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.22 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | 0.2406 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1960s | 7.95 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1970s | 7.94 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.35 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year | 0.3627 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.54 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 0.2015 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.16 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 0.6928 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 4.57 % change on previous year | 0.5507 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 0.1519 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 3.38 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 0.0434 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2040s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.0308 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2050s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 0.016 % change on previous year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Benin or Nigeria?
- Benin, at 2.72 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.