Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Nigeria 7 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 16 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 498 m above Nigeria’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 23 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 3.2 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 7.7 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.7 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 28 years older than in Nigeria.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 3.1 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Greece and Nigeria are practically level.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Nigeria’s economy is 4% larger than Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 4.7 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Greece (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 4.6× Nigeria’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 29 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 27 years longer than in Nigeria.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 22 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 17 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 0.91 points higher than in Nigeria.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 12 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 912 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 169 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 4 years longer than in Nigeria.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 1,151 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Nigeria’s railway network is 51% longer than Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 83 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 23% of Nigeria.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 9.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 19 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 2.4 times as deadly as in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 30% more rain than Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Nigeria?
Nigeria is larger. Greece fits inside Nigeria 7 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 23 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Nigeria?
People in Greece live 27 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Greece or Nigeria?
Men in Greece are 7.7 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
