Nigeria vs Pakistan: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre

Nigeria
398,906 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Pakistan
423,495 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria rank
86th
Pakistan rank
83rd

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952021

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 423,495 current US$ per square kilometre against 398,906 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 24,589 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 83rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 21,169 current US$ per square kilometre 13,786 current US$ per square kilometre 7,383 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 75,123 current US$ per square kilometre 37,045 current US$ per square kilometre 38,078 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 40,716 current US$ per square kilometre 62,485 current US$ per square kilometre 21,768 current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 160,183 current US$ per square kilometre 136,064 current US$ per square kilometre 24,120 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 408,698 current US$ per square kilometre 323,508 current US$ per square kilometre 85,190 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 398,933 current US$ per square kilometre 393,093 current US$ per square kilometre 5,840 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 423,495 current US$ per square kilometre against 398,906 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Pakistan?
24,589 current US$ per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 83rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 9,442 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) 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.