How much coast is there?

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

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,131 m above Nigeria’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 75% more people than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2.2 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ethiopia is 0.98 year older than in Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.5 more children on average than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Ethiopia and Nigeria are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Nigeria are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 2.6 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Ethiopia (Gini 2.8 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Ethiopia and Nigeria are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ethiopia and Nigeria are practically level.

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

How expensive is it?

Ethiopia’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Nigeria’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 92% more on health per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Nigeria are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

5.2% of adults in Ethiopia smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 11% more alcohol than in Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Nigeria has 3% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 88 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 462 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 5.2 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia welcomed 75% more tourists per resident than Nigeria (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

63% of people in Nigeria have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Nigeria has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 3% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 8% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)