Brazil vs Nigeria: Population in the largest city
Brazil
12.3%
in 2025
Nigeria
11.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
139th
Nigeria rank
142nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.3% against 11.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 12.5% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.8% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.8% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Brazil, at 12.3% against 11.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 1.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Brazil ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.