Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria fits inside Canada 17 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 237 times as long as Nigeria’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,540 m above Nigeria’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 5.7 times as many people as Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 55 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 7.2 cm taller than in Nigeria
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.6 cm taller than in Nigeria
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 23 years older than in Nigeria
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 3.1 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 8 times the size of Nigeria’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 7 times as much per person as Nigeria
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Canada (Gini 2.4 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · 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 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Nigeria: 41.8% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Nigeria: no data
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 6.5× Nigeria’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 95 times as much on health per person as Nigeria
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 27 years longer than in Nigeria
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 7.4 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 29% higher than in Nigeria
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in Nigeria
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 13 times as much meat per person as Nigeria
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,120 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 331 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 6.3 years longer than in Nigeria
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 208 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 20 more World Heritage sites than Nigeria (22 against 2)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Nigeria 27
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Canada: 94% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 8.2 times as fast as in Nigeria
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria
Canada: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria
Canada: 83% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71
Canada: 94 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 14 times as long as Nigeria’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 96 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 19% of Nigeria
Canada: 42% (2024) · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 7.1 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 3.3 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 30.4 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 53% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Nigeria?
Canada is larger. Nigeria fits inside Canada 17 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 5.7 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Nigeria?
People in Canada live 27 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Canada or Nigeria?
Men in Canada are 7.2 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
