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

Nigeria
0.4489 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.4261 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
34th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4261 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0228 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1141 units per square kilometre 0.0671 units per square kilometre 0.047 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.2097 units per square kilometre 0.1283 units per square kilometre 0.0814 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.2819 units per square kilometre 0.127 units per square kilometre 0.1549 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.4636 units per square kilometre 0.4851 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.4155 units per square kilometre 0.4318 units per square kilometre 0.0163 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4261 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0228 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
6 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 34th 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.