Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Nigeria
92.34 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
82.85 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
183rd
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 82.85 current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.49 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 271.68 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 263.08 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2116 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.62 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 44.25 current US$ per square kilometre | 39.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.67 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 272.37 current US$ per square kilometre | 136.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 135.6 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 93.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 106.08 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.43 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 82.85 current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 9.49 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.