Canada vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Canada
66,653 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
70,605 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
134th
Nigeria rank
132nd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Canada
  • Nigeria
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 70,605 current US$ per square kilometre against 66,653 current US$ per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 3,952 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 132nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1,026 current US$ per square kilometre 654.9 current US$ per square kilometre 371.13 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1970s 3,784 current US$ per square kilometre 5,870 current US$ per square kilometre 2,086 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 9,719 current US$ per square kilometre 7,808 current US$ per square kilometre 1,911 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1990s 18,937 current US$ per square kilometre 7,193 current US$ per square kilometre 11,744 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2000s 34,683 current US$ per square kilometre 33,652 current US$ per square kilometre 1,030 current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2010s 51,534 current US$ per square kilometre 72,780 current US$ per square kilometre 21,246 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 60,123 current US$ per square kilometre 64,340 current US$ per square kilometre 4,218 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Canada or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 70,605 current US$ per square kilometre against 66,653 current US$ per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Canada and Nigeria?
3,952 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Canada ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 132nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.