Canada vs Nigeria: Urban area over the long-term
Canada
9,053 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nigeria
11,202 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Nigeria rank
14th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11,202 km² per grid cell against 9,053 km² per grid cell in Canada, a difference of 2,149 km² per grid cell.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 19 and Nigeria in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0227 km² per grid cell | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | 0.0726 km² per grid cell | 0.0647 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 0.0271 km² per grid cell | 0.2451 km² per grid cell | 0.2179 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 0.0916 km² per grid cell | 0.8169 km² per grid cell | 0.7254 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 0.3052 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 2.39 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 0.9156 km² per grid cell | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 9.38 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 39.7 km² per grid cell | 36.96 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 44.25 km² per grid cell | 41.15 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 4.2 km² per grid cell | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 43.74 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 51.93 km² per grid cell | 46.21 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 7.8 km² per grid cell | 56.24 km² per grid cell | 48.44 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 60.9 km² per grid cell | 50.24 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 14.62 km² per grid cell | 65.94 km² per grid cell | 51.32 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 20.09 km² per grid cell | 71.39 km² per grid cell | 51.3 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 27.65 km² per grid cell | 77.28 km² per grid cell | 49.63 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 38.11 km² per grid cell | 83.64 km² per grid cell | 45.53 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 52.53 km² per grid cell | 90.52 km² per grid cell | 37.99 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 72.23 km² per grid cell | 97.94 km² per grid cell | 25.71 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 99.52 km² per grid cell | 105.96 km² per grid cell | 6.45 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 135.4 km² per grid cell | 114.62 km² per grid cell | 20.78 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1840s | 180.25 km² per grid cell | 123.97 km² per grid cell | 56.28 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1850s | 232.59 km² per grid cell | 134.05 km² per grid cell | 98.54 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1860s | 339.51 km² per grid cell | 152.54 km² per grid cell | 186.97 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1870s | 387.76 km² per grid cell | 174.32 km² per grid cell | 213.44 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1880s | 442.36 km² per grid cell | 201.24 km² per grid cell | 241.13 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1890s | 487.17 km² per grid cell | 234.38 km² per grid cell | 252.79 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1900s | 531.7 km² per grid cell | 269.15 km² per grid cell | 262.55 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1910s | 749.95 km² per grid cell | 312.45 km² per grid cell | 437.5 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1920s | 926.64 km² per grid cell | 341.09 km² per grid cell | 585.55 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1930s | 1,209 km² per grid cell | 359.04 km² per grid cell | 849.56 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1940s | 1,452 km² per grid cell | 359.04 km² per grid cell | 1,093 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1950s | 2,154 km² per grid cell | 402.15 km² per grid cell | 1,752 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1960s | 3,088 km² per grid cell | 674.33 km² per grid cell | 2,413 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1970s | 3,924 km² per grid cell | 1,062 km² per grid cell | 2,863 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1980s | 4,586 km² per grid cell | 1,796 km² per grid cell | 2,790 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 1990s | 5,485 km² per grid cell | 3,011 km² per grid cell | 2,474 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 2000s | 6,472 km² per grid cell | 4,835 km² per grid cell | 1,637 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 2010s | 7,642 km² per grid cell | 7,525 km² per grid cell | 116.34 km² per grid cell | Canada |
| 2020s | 8,714 km² per grid cell | 10,243 km² per grid cell | 1,529 km² per grid cell | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Canada or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11,202 km² per grid cell against 9,053 km² per grid cell in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Canada and Nigeria?
- 2,149 km² per grid cell, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Canada ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.