Ghana vs Nigeria: Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.3265 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.3778 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
115th
Nigeria rank
112th

Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3778 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3265 million USD per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0513 million USD per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre 0.101 million USD per square kilometre 0.0792 million USD per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0377 million USD per square kilometre 0.1744 million USD per square kilometre 0.1367 million USD per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0613 million USD per square kilometre 0.0564 million USD per square kilometre 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0976 million USD per square kilometre 0.1857 million USD per square kilometre 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.2406 million USD per square kilometre 0.4637 million USD per square kilometre 0.2231 million USD per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.3147 million USD per square kilometre 0.4359 million USD per square kilometre 0.1212 million USD per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre, Ghana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.3778 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3265 million USD per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre between Ghana and Nigeria?
0.0513 million USD per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross National Income — Value 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.