British Virgin Islands vs Nigeria: Population, total, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
259.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
250.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
50th
Nigeria rank
53rd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Nigeria
50100150200250196119922023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 259.9 units per square kilometre against 250.21 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 9.69 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 56.47 units per square kilometre 55.09 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 70.06 units per square kilometre 69.19 units per square kilometre 0.8658 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1980s 87.18 units per square kilometre 92.17 units per square kilometre 4.99 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 117.82 units per square kilometre 120.39 units per square kilometre 2.57 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 156.34 units per square kilometre 157.56 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 215.68 units per square kilometre 206.63 units per square kilometre 9.05 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 253.75 units per square kilometre 242.53 units per square kilometre 11.22 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Nigeria?
British Virgin Islands, at 259.9 units per square kilometre against 250.21 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
9.69 units per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Nigeria rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.