Egypt vs Nigeria: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Egypt
19,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
21,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
64th
Nigeria rank
61st
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 21,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 1,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 478.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 19,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 21,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.