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

Nigeria
2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
1.93 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
81st
Pakistan rank
84th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.93 million current international $ per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 247,250 current international $ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 81st and Pakistan ranks 84th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 352,613 current international $ per square kilometre 389,270 current international $ per square kilometre 36,657 current international $ per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 721,885 current international $ per square kilometre 723,443 current international $ per square kilometre 1,558 current international $ per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 1.45 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.24 million current international $ per square kilometre 214,490 current international $ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.94 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.75 million current international $ per square kilometre 191,792 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, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 2.18 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.93 million current international $ per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Pakistan?
247,250 current international $ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 81st and Pakistan ranks 84th 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.