What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Nigeria

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria rank

13th

Sierra Leone rank

11th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Nigeria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0019 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.