Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Nigeria 11 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 60 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Nigeria are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
42% of people in Nigeria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Nigeria: 41.8% (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: 1.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Nigeria: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 2 times that in Nigeria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (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: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 10 more World Heritage sites than Nigeria (12 against 2)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Nigeria 27
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 4 times as fast as in Nigeria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
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 19% of Nigeria
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
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)
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 3.8 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).