Japan vs Nigeria: Urban area over the long-term
Japan
13,979 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nigeria
11,202 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Nigeria rank
14th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13,979 km² per grid cell against 11,202 km² per grid cell in Nigeria, a difference of 2,777 km² per grid cell.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 83.38 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 83.37 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1100s | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0227 km² per grid cell | 17 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1200s | 26.35 km² per grid cell | 0.0726 km² per grid cell | 26.28 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1300s | 45.09 km² per grid cell | 0.2451 km² per grid cell | 44.84 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1400s | 86.16 km² per grid cell | 0.8169 km² per grid cell | 85.34 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1500s | 170.93 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 168.24 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1600s | 358.43 km² per grid cell | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 348.14 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1700s | 628.27 km² per grid cell | 39.7 km² per grid cell | 588.57 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1710s | 675.08 km² per grid cell | 44.25 km² per grid cell | 630.83 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1720s | 664.37 km² per grid cell | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 616.43 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1730s | 649.32 km² per grid cell | 51.93 km² per grid cell | 597.39 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1740s | 629.03 km² per grid cell | 56.24 km² per grid cell | 572.79 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1750s | 602.97 km² per grid cell | 60.9 km² per grid cell | 542.06 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1760s | 567.2 km² per grid cell | 65.94 km² per grid cell | 501.25 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1770s | 526.91 km² per grid cell | 71.39 km² per grid cell | 455.52 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1780s | 483.65 km² per grid cell | 77.28 km² per grid cell | 406.37 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1790s | 439.36 km² per grid cell | 83.64 km² per grid cell | 355.71 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1800s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 90.52 km² per grid cell | 305.54 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1810s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 97.94 km² per grid cell | 298.12 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1820s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 105.96 km² per grid cell | 290.1 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1830s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 114.62 km² per grid cell | 281.44 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1840s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 123.97 km² per grid cell | 272.1 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1850s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 134.05 km² per grid cell | 262.01 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1860s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 152.54 km² per grid cell | 243.52 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1870s | 396.06 km² per grid cell | 174.32 km² per grid cell | 221.74 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1880s | 404.29 km² per grid cell | 201.24 km² per grid cell | 203.05 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1890s | 450.7 km² per grid cell | 234.38 km² per grid cell | 216.32 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1900s | 1,344 km² per grid cell | 269.15 km² per grid cell | 1,075 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1910s | 1,640 km² per grid cell | 312.45 km² per grid cell | 1,328 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1920s | 1,984 km² per grid cell | 341.09 km² per grid cell | 1,643 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1930s | 2,603 km² per grid cell | 359.04 km² per grid cell | 2,244 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1940s | 3,187 km² per grid cell | 359.04 km² per grid cell | 2,828 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1950s | 5,042 km² per grid cell | 402.15 km² per grid cell | 4,640 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1960s | 6,725 km² per grid cell | 674.33 km² per grid cell | 6,051 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1970s | 9,069 km² per grid cell | 1,062 km² per grid cell | 8,008 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1980s | 10,704 km² per grid cell | 1,796 km² per grid cell | 8,908 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 1990s | 11,979 km² per grid cell | 3,011 km² per grid cell | 8,968 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 2000s | 12,606 km² per grid cell | 4,835 km² per grid cell | 7,771 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 2010s | 13,224 km² per grid cell | 7,525 km² per grid cell | 5,699 km² per grid cell | Japan |
| 2020s | 13,841 km² per grid cell | 10,243 km² per grid cell | 3,598 km² per grid cell | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Japan or Nigeria?
- Japan, at 13,979 km² per grid cell against 11,202 km² per grid cell in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Japan and Nigeria?
- 2,777 km² per grid cell, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Japan ranks 12th 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.