Benin vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations)

Benin
9.44 million units per square kilometre
in 2015
Nigeria
9.14 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Benin rank
65th
Nigeria rank
66th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations) over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119882015

How they compare

Benin currently reports 9.44 million units per square kilometre against 9.14 million units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 299,920 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 66th of 172 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 40,809 units per square kilometre 281.63 units per square kilometre 40,528 units per square kilometre Benin
1970s 236,161 units per square kilometre 2,043 units per square kilometre 234,118 units per square kilometre Benin
1980s 1.06 million units per square kilometre 13,929 units per square kilometre 1.04 million units per square kilometre Benin
1990s 812,979 units per square kilometre 212,900 units per square kilometre 600,080 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 3.10 million units per square kilometre 2.82 million units per square kilometre 286,415 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations), Benin or Nigeria?
Benin, at 9.44 million units per square kilometre against 9.14 million units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations) between Benin and Nigeria?
299,920 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations)?
Benin ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 66th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (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 Private Sector (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, 6,665 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (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.