Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
54,831 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
54,271 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Nigeria rank
147th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 54,831 current US$ per square kilometre against 54,271 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 560 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 930.88 current US$ per square kilometre 711.49 current US$ per square kilometre 219.39 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
1970s 652.41 current US$ per square kilometre 6,269 current US$ per square kilometre 5,617 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 1,294 current US$ per square kilometre 11,083 current US$ per square kilometre 9,789 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 6,392 current US$ per square kilometre 8,671 current US$ per square kilometre 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 67,487 current US$ per square kilometre 24,027 current US$ per square kilometre 43,459 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
2010s 162,225 current US$ per square kilometre 52,187 current US$ per square kilometre 110,037 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
2020s 58,975 current US$ per square kilometre 54,185 current US$ per square kilometre 4,790 current US$ per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
Equatorial Guinea, at 54,831 current US$ per square kilometre against 54,271 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
560 current US$ per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.