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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Nigeria 11 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 1,379 m above Nigeria’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 26 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2.3 times as densely populated as Austria.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 7.0 cm taller than in Nigeria.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 8.8 cm taller than in Nigeria.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 25 years older than in Nigeria.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 3.1 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Nigeria are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 2 times the size of Nigeria’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 8.1 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Austria (Gini 2.7 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Austria and Nigeria are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 6.4× Nigeria’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 101 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 27 years longer than in Nigeria.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 25 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 15 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 2.06 points higher than in Nigeria.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 5.7 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 10 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 1,286 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 623 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 4.8 years longer than in Nigeria.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 1,252 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 41% longer than Nigeria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 225 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 4.9 times as much fine dust as in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

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

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 3.7 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 19.6 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 22% more rain than Nigeria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Nigeria?

Nigeria is larger. Austria fits inside Nigeria 11 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Nigeria?

Nigeria has 26 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Nigeria?

People in Austria live 27 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 54.6 in Nigeria.

Are people taller in Austria or Nigeria?

Men in Austria are 7.0 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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