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

Nigeria
0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.1259 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th

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

  • Nigeria
  • United Arab Emirates
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1259 1000 No per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0267 1000 No per square kilometre 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0936 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1096 1000 No per square kilometre 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.125 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1231 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Nigeria or United Arab Emirates?
Nigeria, at 0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1259 1000 No per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th 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.