What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?

0.0001 sq. km per person, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Uganda: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Nigeria

0.004 sq. km per person

in 2023

Uganda

0.0041 sq. km per person

in 2023

Nigeria rank

164th

Uganda rank

162nd

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0041 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0182 sq. km per person	0.0226 sq. km per person	0.0044 sq. km per person	Uganda
1970s	0.0145 sq. km per person	0.0173 sq. km per person	0.0027 sq. km per person	Uganda
1980s	0.0109 sq. km per person	0.0135 sq. km per person	0.0025 sq. km per person	Uganda
1990s	0.0084 sq. km per person	0.0099 sq. km per person	0.0015 sq. km per person	Uganda
2000s	0.0064 sq. km per person	0.0073 sq. km per person	0.0009 sq. km per person	Uganda
2010s	0.0049 sq. km per person	0.0054 sq. km per person	0.0006 sq. km per person	Uganda
2020s	0.0041 sq. km per person	0.0043 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Nigeria or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0041 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0.0001 sq. km per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.