Nigeria vs Spain: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
87th
Spain rank
90th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Spain
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 139 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Spain?
Nigeria, at 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Spain?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area 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.