Barbados vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Barbados
40.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
36.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
28th
Nigeria rank
31st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 40.02 units per square kilometre against 36.69 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 3.33 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 82.7 units per square kilometre 6.58 units per square kilometre 76.12 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 71.15 units per square kilometre 14.55 units per square kilometre 56.6 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 61.99 units per square kilometre 16.95 units per square kilometre 45.04 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 53.57 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 30.8 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 49.69 units per square kilometre 24.1 units per square kilometre 25.59 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 42.61 units per square kilometre 34.39 units per square kilometre 8.22 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Barbados or Nigeria?
Barbados, at 40.02 units per square kilometre against 36.69 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Barbados and Nigeria?
3.33 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.