What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Congo and Nigeria?

0.0034 units per person, with Congo ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Nigeria: Urban population, per capita

Congo

0.6412 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria

0.6378 units per person

in 2025

Congo rank

110th

Nigeria rank

112th

Urban population, per capita over time

Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.6412 units per person against 0.6378 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0034 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3732 units per person	0.1683 units per person	0.205 units per person	Congo
1970s	0.4076 units per person	0.2338 units per person	0.1738 units per person	Congo
1980s	0.5135 units per person	0.309 units per person	0.2045 units per person	Congo
1990s	0.5632 units per person	0.3877 units per person	0.1755 units per person	Congo
2000s	0.6087 units per person	0.4711 units per person	0.1377 units per person	Congo
2010s	0.6302 units per person	0.5532 units per person	0.077 units per person	Congo
2020s	0.6375 units per person	0.6177 units per person	0.0198 units per person	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Congo or Nigeria?: Congo, at 0.6412 units per person against 0.6378 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Congo and Nigeria?: 0.0034 units per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Congo ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.