Algeria vs Nigeria: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre

Algeria
29,268 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
35,173 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
120th
Nigeria rank
119th

Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 35,173 current US$ per square kilometre against 29,268 current US$ per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 5,905 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 119th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 99.36 current US$ per square kilometre 203.75 current US$ per square kilometre 104.39 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 517.03 current US$ per square kilometre 3,246 current US$ per square kilometre 2,729 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 885.96 current US$ per square kilometre 2,693 current US$ per square kilometre 1,807 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 1,405 current US$ per square kilometre 4,137 current US$ per square kilometre 2,731 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 27,985 current US$ per square kilometre 29,544 current US$ per square kilometre 1,559 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 59,254 current US$ per square kilometre 39,768 current US$ per square kilometre 19,485 current US$ per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 23,763 current US$ per square kilometre 39,748 current US$ per square kilometre 15,985 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 35,173 current US$ per square kilometre against 29,268 current US$ per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Algeria and Nigeria?
5,905 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 119th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves minus gold (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
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total reserves minus gold (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.