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

Netherlands
33.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
36.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
31st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 36.69 units per square kilometre against 33.95 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 2.74 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 42.9 units per square kilometre 6.58 units per square kilometre 36.32 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 34.97 units per square kilometre 14.42 units per square kilometre 20.54 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 33.65 units per square kilometre 16.74 units per square kilometre 16.91 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 38.02 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 15.24 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 36.79 units per square kilometre 23.92 units per square kilometre 12.87 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 34.26 units per square kilometre 34.39 units per square kilometre 0.1366 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Netherlands or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 36.69 units per square kilometre against 33.95 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Netherlands and Nigeria?
2.74 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 32nd 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.