How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 30 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 191 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 8.6 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 73 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 20 years older than in Nigeria.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 2.9 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Nigeria are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 6.2 times the size of Nigeria’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 7.5 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Nigeria and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 7× Nigeria’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 104 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 23 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 11 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.13 points higher than in Nigeria.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 5.2 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 16 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 1,092 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 451 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 5.3 years longer than in Nigeria.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 9.2 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 113 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 9.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 3.8 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 4.9 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 2.3 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)