Malawi vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.9063 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
1 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Malawi rank
65th
Nigeria rank
62nd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1 units per square kilometre against 0.9063 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0937 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4331 units per square kilometre 0.4744 units per square kilometre 0.0413 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.3996 units per square kilometre 0.5125 units per square kilometre 0.1129 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.6569 units per square kilometre 0.8167 units per square kilometre 0.1598 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.8863 units per square kilometre 0.9535 units per square kilometre 0.0672 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1 units per square kilometre against 0.9063 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0937 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.