Malawi vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Malawi
0.4885 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4489 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Malawi rank
31st
Nigeria rank
33rd

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.4885 units per square kilometre against 0.4489 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0396 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2599 units per square kilometre 0.2466 units per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.2487 units per square kilometre 0.265 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.3779 units per square kilometre 0.395 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.4403 units per square kilometre 0.4155 units per square kilometre 0.0248 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 0.4885 units per square kilometre against 0.4489 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0396 units per square kilometre, with Malawi 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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 5,828 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.