India vs Nigeria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
India
0.1696 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.1758 units per person
in 2025
India rank
81st
Nigeria rank
78th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1758 units per person against 0.1696 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0062 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.082 units per person | 0.0581 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0933 units per person | 0.0811 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.1051 units per person | 0.1101 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1166 units per person | 0.1311 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1288 units per person | 0.1432 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.1532 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1632 units per person | 0.1687 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1758 units per person against 0.1696 units per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between India and Nigeria?
- 0.0062 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- India ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.