Canada vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Canada
64,865 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
60,588 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
115th
Nigeria rank
118th

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

  • Canada
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 64,865 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 4,277 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1,042 current US$ per square kilometre 705.02 current US$ per square kilometre 337.37 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1970s 3,817 current US$ per square kilometre 8,280 current US$ per square kilometre 4,463 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 10,006 current US$ per square kilometre 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 3,187 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 19,640 current US$ per square kilometre 13,668 current US$ per square kilometre 5,972 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2000s 37,034 current US$ per square kilometre 48,143 current US$ per square kilometre 11,109 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 48,529 current US$ per square kilometre 83,382 current US$ per square kilometre 34,854 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 58,719 current US$ per square kilometre 55,108 current US$ per square kilometre 3,611 current US$ per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Canada or Nigeria?
Canada, at 64,865 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Canada and Nigeria?
4,277 current US$ per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.