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

Lesotho
56,785 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
54,271 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
144th
Nigeria rank
147th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 56,785 current US$ per square kilometre against 54,271 current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 2,514 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 885.67 current US$ per square kilometre 711.49 current US$ per square kilometre 174.18 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 5,119 current US$ per square kilometre 6,269 current US$ per square kilometre 1,151 current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 15,810 current US$ per square kilometre 11,083 current US$ per square kilometre 4,727 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 30,675 current US$ per square kilometre 8,671 current US$ per square kilometre 22,005 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 43,564 current US$ per square kilometre 24,027 current US$ per square kilometre 19,536 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 71,235 current US$ per square kilometre 52,187 current US$ per square kilometre 19,048 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 55,863 current US$ per square kilometre 54,185 current US$ per square kilometre 1,678 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Lesotho, at 56,785 current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Nigeria?
2,514 current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.