Algeria vs Nigeria: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Algeria
75.08 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
92.34 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
186th
Nigeria rank
183rd

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 75.08 current US$ per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 17.26 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 45.86 current US$ per square kilometre 295.7 current US$ per square kilometre 249.84 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 48.07 current US$ per square kilometre 297.66 current US$ per square kilometre 249.59 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 11.23 current US$ per square kilometre 34.24 current US$ per square kilometre 23 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 15.4 current US$ per square kilometre 72.2 current US$ per square kilometre 56.8 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 40.7 current US$ per square kilometre 272.37 current US$ per square kilometre 231.66 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 51.34 current US$ per square kilometre 93.65 current US$ per square kilometre 42.31 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 75.08 current US$ per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Algeria and Nigeria?
17.26 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current 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.