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

Nigeria
92.34 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
86.01 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
183rd
Zimbabwe rank
184th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 86.01 current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.33 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 183rd and Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 295.7 current US$ per square kilometre 152.72 current US$ per square kilometre 142.98 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 297.66 current US$ per square kilometre 154.38 current US$ per square kilometre 143.28 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 22.61 current US$ per square kilometre 19.84 current US$ per square kilometre 2.77 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 51.64 current US$ per square kilometre 22.13 current US$ per square kilometre 29.52 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 272.37 current US$ per square kilometre 35.18 current US$ per square kilometre 237.19 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 93.65 current US$ per square kilometre 67.2 current US$ per square kilometre 26.45 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$), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
Nigeria, at 92.34 current US$ per square kilometre against 86.01 current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
6.33 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 183rd and Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.