North Korea vs Nigeria: Urban population, per capita
North Korea
0.6419 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.6378 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
109th
Nigeria rank
112th
Urban population, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Nigeria
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.6419 units per person against 0.6378 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0041 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 units per person | 0.1683 units per person | 0.3018 units per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5612 units per person | 0.2338 units per person | 0.3275 units per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.575 units per person | 0.309 units per person | 0.266 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5897 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | 0.2021 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5974 units per person | 0.4711 units per person | 0.1264 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6126 units per person | 0.5532 units per person | 0.0594 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.634 units per person | 0.6177 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, North Korea or Nigeria?
- North Korea, at 0.6419 units per person against 0.6378 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between North Korea and Nigeria?
- 0.0041 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Nigeria rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 109th 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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About this data
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.