Egypt vs Nigeria: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Egypt
20,819 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
18,942 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
127th
Nigeria rank
128th

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

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 20,819 current US$ per square kilometre against 18,942 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1,877 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 127th and Nigeria ranks 128th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1,430 current US$ per square kilometre 3,506 current US$ per square kilometre 2,075 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2,613 current US$ per square kilometre 2,479 current US$ per square kilometre 133.89 current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
1990s 4,862 current US$ per square kilometre 2,237 current US$ per square kilometre 2,624 current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 9,546 current US$ per square kilometre 10,656 current US$ per square kilometre 1,111 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 16,150 current US$ per square kilometre 24,681 current US$ per square kilometre 8,531 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 20,753 current US$ per square kilometre 19,528 current US$ per square kilometre 1,225 current US$ per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt, at 20,819 current US$ per square kilometre against 18,942 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Egypt and Nigeria?
1,877 current US$ per square kilometre, with Egypt 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 commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 127th and Nigeria ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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 imports (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
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.