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

Iran
60,004 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
60,588 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
119th
Nigeria rank
118th

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

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

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,004 current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 584 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Iran ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 837.31 current US$ per square kilometre 705.02 current US$ per square kilometre 132.29 current US$ per square kilometre Iran
1970s 3,812 current US$ per square kilometre 8,280 current US$ per square kilometre 4,469 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 8,612 current US$ per square kilometre 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 4,581 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 11,581 current US$ per square kilometre 13,668 current US$ per square kilometre 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 35,156 current US$ per square kilometre 48,143 current US$ per square kilometre 12,987 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 57,324 current US$ per square kilometre 83,382 current US$ per square kilometre 26,058 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 48,347 current US$ per square kilometre 55,108 current US$ per square kilometre 6,761 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$), per square kilometre, Iran or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 60,588 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,004 current US$ per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Iran and Nigeria?
584 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.