Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria fits inside Argentina 3 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 5.8 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,543 m above Nigeria’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 5.2 times as many people as Argentina.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 16 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 3.2 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 3.1 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 14 years older than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 2.9 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Nigeria’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 3.4 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Nigeria (Gini 8.5 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Argentina and Nigeria are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Nigeria’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 22 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 23 years longer than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 8.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 13 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.64 points higher than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 16 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 890 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 450 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 3.6 years longer than in Nigeria.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 62 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 5.1 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Argentina.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 2 times as deadly as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 12.3 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 56% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Nigeria?
Argentina is larger. Nigeria fits inside Argentina 3 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 5.2 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Nigeria?
People in Argentina live 23 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Argentina or Nigeria?
Men in Argentina are 3.2 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
