Iraq vs Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Iraq
1.22 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq rank
68th
Nigeria rank
67th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119912022

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.22 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 30,200 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 94,528 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 71,022 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 23,506 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 183,111 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 143,006 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 40,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 228,702 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 157,228 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 71,474 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 109,226 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 224,393 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 115,168 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 365,243 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 512,941 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 147,697 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.00 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.08 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 75,029 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.13 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 77,577 international-$ in 2011 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, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.22 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Iraq and Nigeria?
30,200 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 164 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.