Italy vs Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Italy
0.1432 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
44th
Nigeria rank
45th

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

  • Italy
  • Nigeria
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1432 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Italy ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1087 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0996 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.1226 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.109 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.1292 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.106 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.1301 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0925 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0753 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.1398 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0936 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0462 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.1426 1000 No per square kilometre 0.125 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Italy or Nigeria?
Italy, at 0.1432 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Italy and Nigeria?
0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.