Ecuador vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Ecuador
0.1651 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
0.157 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Ecuador rank
88th
Nigeria rank
90th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.1651 people per square kilometre against 0.157 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0081 people per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0638 people per square kilometre 0.0425 people per square kilometre 0.0214 people per square kilometre Ecuador
1970s 0.0867 people per square kilometre 0.2896 people per square kilometre 0.203 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.1467 people per square kilometre 0.1482 people per square kilometre 0.0016 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.2096 people per square kilometre 0.0888 people per square kilometre 0.1208 people per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 0.2243 people per square kilometre 0.0868 people per square kilometre 0.1374 people per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 0.2045 people per square kilometre 0.1022 people per square kilometre 0.1023 people per square kilometre Ecuador
2020s 0.1637 people per square kilometre 0.157 people per square kilometre 0.0067 people per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Nigeria?
Ecuador, at 0.1651 people per square kilometre against 0.157 people per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Nigeria?
0.0081 people per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.