Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 8% bigger than Nigeria.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 210 m above Nigeria’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 2 times as many people as Egypt.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 2.2 times as densely populated as Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 3.0 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 2.7 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 6.3 years older than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 1.6 more children on average than in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Nigeria are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 26% larger than Nigeria’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 2.1 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Egypt (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Nigeria are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Egypt’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Nigeria’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 17 years longer than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Egypt.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 77% more doctors per person than Nigeria.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Nigeria drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 624 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 307 more hours a year than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 2.6 years longer than in Nigeria.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 46% longer than Nigeria’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 21% more fine dust than in Egypt.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 83% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 3.9 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 86 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Nigeria?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 8% bigger than Nigeria.
Which has more people, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 2 times as many people as Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Nigeria?
People in Egypt live 17 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Egypt or Nigeria?
Men in Egypt are 3.0 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
