Nigeria has a population density of 662 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Nigeria has 42,734 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Nigeria and the Vatican are ranked 43rd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Nigeria has 2.86% of the world's population and 0.61% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Nigeria is 88.8% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Nigeria
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 662 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 43/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
241467099
|
949
|
| Land area | 351,650 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 42,133 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 45% | n/a |
| Urban population | 55% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 14.5% | 0% |
Nigeria vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Nigeria increased by 65.8%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Nigeria ranked 54th for population density and is in 45th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 662 | - |
| 2023 | 648 | - |
| 2022 | 635 | - |
| 2021 | 621 | - |
| 2020 | 609 | - |
| 2019 | 596 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 583 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 569 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 556 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 542 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 529 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 515 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 501 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 487 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 474 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 461 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 448 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 436 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 424 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 412 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 401 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 390 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 380 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 369 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 359 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 350 | - |
| 1998 | 341 | - |
| 1997 | 332 | - |
| 1996 | 323 | - |
| 1995 | 315 | - |
| 1994 | 307 | - |
| 1993 | 298.9 | - |
| 1992 | 291.1 | - |
| 1991 | 283.6 | - |
| 1990 | 276.2 | - |
| 1989 | 268.8 | - |
| 1988 | 261.7 | - |
| 1987 | 254.8 | - |
| 1986 | 248.1 | - |
| 1985 | 241.4 | - |
| 1984 | 234.7 | - |
| 1983 | 228.7 | - |
| 1982 | 222.9 | - |
| 1981 | 216.3 | - |
| 1980 | 209.8 | - |
| 1979 | 203.3 | - |
| 1978 | 197.1 | - |
| 1977 | 191.2 | - |
| 1976 | 185.6 | - |
| 1975 | 180.3 | - |
| 1974 | 175.4 | - |
| 1973 | 170.9 | - |
| 1972 | 166.6 | - |
| 1971 | 162.7 | - |
| 1970 | 158.9 | - |
| 1969 | 155.4 | - |
| 1968 | 151.9 | - |
| 1967 | 148.7 | - |
| 1966 | 145.6 | - |
| 1965 | 142.4 | - |
| 1964 | 139.4 | - |
| 1963 | 136.4 | - |
| 1962 | 133.6 | - |
| 1961 | 130.8 | - |
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