How much coast is there?

Nigeria’s coastline is 7 times as long as Benin’s.

Benin: 121 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 1,744 m above Benin’s.

Benin: 675 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 16 times as many people as Benin.

Benin: 14.8 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2 times as densely populated as Benin.

Benin: 131 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

Benin and Nigeria are practically level.

Benin: 17.8 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Benin have 0.1 more children on average than in Nigeria.

Benin: 4.48 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Benin and Nigeria are practically level.

Benin: 3.2% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Benin: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Benin and Nigeria are practically level.

Benin: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 12 times the size of Benin’s.

Benin: $24.6 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 2 times as much per person as Benin.

Benin: Int$4,817 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Benin than in Nigeria (Gini 0.5 points higher).

Benin: 34.4 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.1% in Nigeria, versus 1.6% in Benin.

Benin: 1.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Benin and Nigeria are practically level.

Benin: 0.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Benin’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Nigeria’s.

Benin: 34% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 44% more on health per person than Benin.

Benin: $47 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in Benin.

Benin: 45.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 76% more doctors per person than Benin.

Benin: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Nigeria are obese, versus 11% in Benin.

Benin: 10.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.4% of adults in Benin smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Benin: 7.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Benin.

Benin: 4.39 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Benin drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Benin: 4.1 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Benin has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Benin: 17.3 kg (2022) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Benin has 233 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Benin: 2,703 kcal (2022) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Benin: no data · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 4.4 years longer than in Benin.

Benin: 3.2 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Benin welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Benin: 0.02 (2019) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 34% in Benin.

Benin: 34% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

63% of people in Nigeria have electricity, versus 59% in Benin.

Benin: 59% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 53% in Benin.

Benin: 53% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Benin has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Benin: 126 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Benin’s.

Benin: 438 km (2014) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nigeria fly 366 times as many passengers per resident as those from Benin.

Benin: 0 (2016) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 26% of Benin, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Benin: 26.5% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Benin.

Benin: 0.4 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Benin.

Benin: 4% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 42% more fine dust than in Benin.

Benin: 35.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Benin: no data · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Benin are 44% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Benin: 24.8 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Benin is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Nigeria.

Benin: 28°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 3% more rain than Benin.

Benin: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)