Nigeria vs Uganda: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Nigeria
52,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
48,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
139th
Uganda rank
141st

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 52,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 4,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 10,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 5,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 22,920 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 56,235 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 57,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 52,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
4,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,350 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, 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.