Algeria vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre

Algeria
3.74 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2022
Algeria rank
76th
Nigeria rank
73rd

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre against 3.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 417,130 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 73rd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 699.77 current LCU per square kilometre 120.51 current LCU per square kilometre 579.26 current LCU per square kilometre Algeria
1970s 1,058 current LCU per square kilometre 2,100 current LCU per square kilometre 1,042 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s -5,944 current LCU per square kilometre 5,585 current LCU per square kilometre 11,529 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 5,866 current LCU per square kilometre 154,013 current LCU per square kilometre 148,147 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.50 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.52 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 5.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 8.62 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.30 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 2.86 million current LCU per square kilometre 8.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.21 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre against 3.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Algeria and Nigeria?
417,130 current LCU per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 73rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (current LCU) 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.