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

Lesotho
99.52 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
92.34 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
183rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 99.52 current US$ per square kilometre against 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 7.18 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1,857 current US$ per square kilometre 3.05 current US$ per square kilometre 1,854 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 322.64 current US$ per square kilometre 7.68 current US$ per square kilometre 314.96 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 100.47 current US$ per square kilometre 158.7 current US$ per square kilometre 58.23 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 103.42 current US$ per square kilometre 93.65 current US$ per square kilometre 9.77 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Lesotho, at 99.52 current US$ per square kilometre against 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Nigeria?
7.18 current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.