Benin vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)

Benin
8.72 million units per square kilometre
in 2015
Nigeria
7.21 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Benin rank
68th
Nigeria rank
71st

Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time

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

How they compare

Benin currently reports 8.72 million units per square kilometre against 7.21 million units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1.51 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 71st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 46,852 units per square kilometre 487.87 units per square kilometre 46,364 units per square kilometre Benin
1970s 202,504 units per square kilometre 3,389 units per square kilometre 199,114 units per square kilometre Benin
1980s 1.06 million units per square kilometre 34,222 units per square kilometre 1.02 million units per square kilometre Benin
1990s 839,314 units per square kilometre 370,997 units per square kilometre 468,317 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 1.92 million units per square kilometre 2.32 million units per square kilometre 399,585 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), Benin or Nigeria?
Benin, at 8.72 million units per square kilometre against 7.21 million units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) between Benin and Nigeria?
1.51 million units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2008.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
Benin ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 71st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims (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 (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, 6,623 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims (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.