Ghana vs Nigeria: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square
Ghana
7,258 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
7,642 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
111th
Nigeria rank
108th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7,642 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,258 current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 384 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 108th of 189 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 430.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 958.24 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,152 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,800 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5,309 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,632 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,324 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5,831 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,510 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,679 current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7,642 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,258 current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 384 current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Ghana ranks 111th and Nigeria ranks 108th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.