Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria fits inside Brazil 9.2 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 8.8 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 575 m above Nigeria’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 12% more people than Brazil.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 10 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 4.2 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 4.3 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 16 years older than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 2.8 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Nigeria are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 7.8 times the size of Nigeria’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 2.5 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Nigeria (Gini 16.4 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Nigeria are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Nigeria’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 15 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 21 years longer than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 1.85 points higher than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 15 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 953 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 68 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 0.84 years longer than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 8.5 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 23% of Nigeria.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22% more likely to be murdered in Brazil than in Nigeria.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 10% deadlier than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Brazil.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 59% more rain than Nigeria.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Nigeria?
Brazil is larger. Nigeria fits inside Brazil 9.2 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 12% more people than Brazil (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Nigeria?
People in Brazil live 21 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Brazil or Nigeria?
Men in Brazil are 4.2 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
