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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Nigeria 12 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

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

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 817 m above Czechia’s.

Czechia: 1,602 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 22 times as many people as Czechia.

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 85% more densely populated than Czechia.

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 9.6 cm taller than in Nigeria.

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 9.8 cm taller than in Nigeria.

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

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

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 3.0 more children on average than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Czechia’s economy is 34% larger than Nigeria’s.

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 6.3 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Czechia (Gini 8.2 points higher).

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Nigeria and Czechia are practically level.

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 4.6× Nigeria’s.

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 40 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 25 years longer than in Nigeria.

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 33 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 11 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 2.03 points higher than in Nigeria.

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 6.6 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 12 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 914 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 288 more hours a year than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 5.4 years longer than in Nigeria.

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 593 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Czechia fly 9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.

Czechia: 12.1 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 21 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Czechia.

Czechia: 0.8 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 Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Czechia.

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 30% more rain than Czechia.

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Nigeria?

Nigeria is larger. Czechia fits inside Nigeria 12 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Nigeria?

Nigeria has 22 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Nigeria?

People in Czechia live 25 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 54.6 in Nigeria.

Are people taller in Czechia or Nigeria?

Men in Czechia are 9.6 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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