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

Cameroon
4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2022
Cameroon rank
71st
Nigeria rank
73rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119912022

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre against 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 824,350 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 73rd of 185 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 13,692 current LCU per square kilometre 151.18 current LCU per square kilometre 13,541 current LCU per square kilometre Cameroon
1970s 3,279 current LCU per square kilometre 2,100 current LCU per square kilometre 1,180 current LCU per square kilometre Cameroon
1980s -50,824 current LCU per square kilometre 5,585 current LCU per square kilometre 56,409 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s -521,298 current LCU per square kilometre 154,013 current LCU per square kilometre 675,311 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.50 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre 8.62 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.68 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, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Cameroon, at 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre against 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Nigeria?
824,350 current LCU per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 71st 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.