Egypt vs Nigeria: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Egypt
2.13 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
82nd
Nigeria rank
81st

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.13 million current international $ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 46,520 current international $ per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 81st of 201 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 277,752 current international $ per square kilometre 352,613 current international $ per square kilometre 74,861 current international $ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 544,330 current international $ per square kilometre 721,885 current international $ per square kilometre 177,555 current international $ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.07 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.45 million current international $ per square kilometre 384,151 current international $ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.88 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.94 million current international $ per square kilometre 63,068 current international $ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.13 million current international $ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Egypt and Nigeria?
46,520 current international $ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.