Egypt vs Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Egypt
1.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
1.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
81st
Nigeria rank
80th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 41,890 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 80th of 198 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 | 557,514 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 605,165 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 47,651 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 889,300 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 998,580 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 109,280 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 395,198 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 73,568 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 41,890 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 80th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.