Which has higher registering property: procedures, Kenya or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 11.77 number against 10 number in Kenya as of 2019.

What is the difference in registering property: procedures between Kenya and Nigeria?

1.77 number, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Registering property: Procedures (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Registering property: Procedures

Kenya

10 number

in 2019

Nigeria

11.77 number

in 2019

Kenya rank

5th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Registering property: Procedures over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.77 number against 10 number in Kenya, a difference of 1.77 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9 number	13.33 number	4.33 number	Nigeria
2010s	9.1 number	12.36 number	3.26 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher registering property: procedures, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 11.77 number against 10 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in registering property: procedures between Kenya and Nigeria?: 1.77 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for registering property: procedures?: Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Registering property: Procedures (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Registering property: Procedures (number)
Unit: number
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 2,876 data points, 2004–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The time captures the median duration that property lawyers, notaries or registry officials indicate is necessary to complete a procedure. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to obtain transfer the property title, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.