What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?

105.3 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Nigeria: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia

15.56 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Nigeria

120.86 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia rank

37th

Nigeria rank

40th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

Europe & Central Asia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 120.86 units per square kilometre against 15.56 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 105.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 44 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.63 units per square kilometre	55.73 units per square kilometre	30.11 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2000s	14.9 units per square kilometre	72.62 units per square kilometre	57.72 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	15.73 units per square kilometre	93.49 units per square kilometre	77.76 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2020s	15.69 units per square kilometre	113.44 units per square kilometre	97.75 units per square kilometre	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 120.86 units per square kilometre against 15.56 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?: 105.3 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total 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.