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
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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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.