Nigeria vs Seychelles: Population, per square kilometre
Nigeria
250.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
260.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
36th
Seychelles rank
33rd
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 260.38 units per square kilometre against 250.21 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 10.17 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Seychelles ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.09 units per square kilometre | 103.39 units per square kilometre | 48.3 units per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 69.19 units per square kilometre | 127.3 units per square kilometre | 58.1 units per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 92.17 units per square kilometre | 143.06 units per square kilometre | 50.89 units per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 120.39 units per square kilometre | 162.06 units per square kilometre | 41.66 units per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 157.56 units per square kilometre | 182.19 units per square kilometre | 24.63 units per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 206.63 units per square kilometre | 201.12 units per square kilometre | 5.52 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 242.53 units per square kilometre | 237.7 units per square kilometre | 4.83 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 260.38 units per square kilometre against 250.21 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 10.17 units per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Seychelles ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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
Population 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.