Malawi vs Nigeria: Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Malawi
4,106 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4,352 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
153rd
Nigeria rank
150th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,352 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,106 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 246 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 153rd and Nigeria ranks 150th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 260.81 current US$ per square kilometre 865.75 current US$ per square kilometre 604.94 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 320.84 current US$ per square kilometre 560.03 current US$ per square kilometre 239.18 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 360.72 current US$ per square kilometre 694.74 current US$ per square kilometre 334.01 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 607.55 current US$ per square kilometre 2,306 current US$ per square kilometre 1,698 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1,463 current US$ per square kilometre 3,264 current US$ per square kilometre 1,801 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 3,925 current US$ per square kilometre 4,237 current US$ per square kilometre 312.25 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4,352 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,106 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
246 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 153rd and Nigeria ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (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
243 places, 9,320 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (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.