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

Nigeria
1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Rwanda
1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria rank
67th
Rwanda rank
70th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 91,710 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 70th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 71,022 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 151,239 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 80,217 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 143,006 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 239,169 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 96,163 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 157,228 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 389,062 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 231,833 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 224,393 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 303,051 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 78,658 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 512,941 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 422,680 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 90,260 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.08 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 751,820 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 325,187 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 135,471 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
91,710 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 70th 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.