Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Côte d'Ivoire
57,704 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
60,588 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
121st
Nigeria rank
118th

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre against 57,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 2,884 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 944.09 current US$ per square kilometre 705.02 current US$ per square kilometre 239.07 current US$ per square kilometre Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 4,200 current US$ per square kilometre 8,280 current US$ per square kilometre 4,080 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 8,820 current US$ per square kilometre 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 4,372 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 11,278 current US$ per square kilometre 13,668 current US$ per square kilometre 2,390 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 22,760 current US$ per square kilometre 48,143 current US$ per square kilometre 25,383 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 37,817 current US$ per square kilometre 83,382 current US$ per square kilometre 45,565 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 49,188 current US$ per square kilometre 55,108 current US$ per square kilometre 5,920 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre against 57,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
2,884 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.