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
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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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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.