British Virgin Islands vs Nigeria: Population density
Population density over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Nigeria
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 259.9 people per sq. km of land area against 250.21 people per sq. km of land area in Nigeria, a difference of 9.69 people per sq. km of land area.
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 people per sq. km of land area | 55.09 people per sq. km of land area | 1.38 people per sq. km of land area | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 70.06 people per sq. km of land area | 69.19 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8658 people per sq. km of land area | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 87.18 people per sq. km of land area | 92.17 people per sq. km of land area | 4.99 people per sq. km of land area | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 117.82 people per sq. km of land area | 120.39 people per sq. km of land area | 2.57 people per sq. km of land area | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 156.34 people per sq. km of land area | 157.56 people per sq. km of land area | 1.22 people per sq. km of land area | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 215.68 people per sq. km of land area | 206.63 people per sq. km of land area | 9.05 people per sq. km of land area | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 253.75 people per sq. km of land area | 242.53 people per sq. km of land area | 11.22 people per sq. km of land area | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, British Virgin Islands or Nigeria?
- British Virgin Islands, at 259.9 people per sq. km of land area against 250.21 people per sq. km of land area in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
- 9.69 people per sq. km of land area, 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 density?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.