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

Nigeria
1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria rank
67th
Sweden rank
69th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 32,140 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Nigeria ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 69th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 71,022 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 322,229 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 251,206 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 143,006 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 439,479 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 296,472 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 157,228 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 525,786 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 368,557 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 224,393 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 619,919 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 395,526 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 512,941 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 852,909 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 339,968 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.08 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.04 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 34,985 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 32,803 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 Sweden?
Nigeria, at 1.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sweden?
32,140 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sweden?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 69th 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.