Congo vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Congo
-4.94 million units per square kilometre
in 2011
Nigeria
-3.41 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Congo rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
159th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Congo
  • Nigeria
-4.0M-2.0M0196119862011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -3.41 million units per square kilometre against -4.94 million units per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.52 million units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Congo ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 159th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s -240.44 units per square kilometre 161.35 units per square kilometre 401.8 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 31,593 units per square kilometre 1,021 units per square kilometre 30,571 units per square kilometre Congo
1980s 77,263 units per square kilometre 17,495 units per square kilometre 59,768 units per square kilometre Congo
1990s 256,198 units per square kilometre 149,828 units per square kilometre 106,370 units per square kilometre Congo
2000s -415,729 units per square kilometre -844,089 units per square kilometre 428,359 units per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -3.41 million units per square kilometre against -4.94 million units per square kilometre in Congo as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Congo and Nigeria?
1.52 million units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Congo ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 159th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.