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LGA Boundaries (GRID3) vs WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020

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LGA Boundaries (GRID3)WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free
Free / CC-BY 4.0
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
geographic, boundaries, gis
population, raster, geotiff, worldpop, gridded
Links
Website
Website Docs
Summary
Authoritative, OSGOF-backed LGA boundary polygons for all 36 states plus FCT (Dec 2020) in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth required.
Gridded population count raster for Nigeria at ~100m (3 arc-second) resolution, 2020, in GeoTIFF, UN-adjusted and constrained to building footprints. Single-file download ~58.67 MB from WorldPop (University of Southampton), CC BY 4.0.

LGA Boundaries (GRID3) vs WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 at a glance

LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Both are based in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 100% uptime for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) (36 checks) and 100% for WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 503 ms for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and 77 ms for WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020.

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Free; WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020, Free / CC-BY 4.0.
  • Average latency: LGA Boundaries (GRID3), 503 ms; WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020, 77 ms.

Topics

Only LGA Boundaries (GRID3): geographic, boundaries, gis.

Only WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020: population, raster, geotiff, worldpop, gridded.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, LGA Boundaries (GRID3) or WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020?
They are level at 100% over the last 30 days.
Do LGA Boundaries (GRID3) or WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020 based?
Both are based in Nigeria.

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