How much coast is there?

Nigeria’s coastline is 16% longer than Hong Kong’s.

Hong Kong: 733 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 1,461 m above Hong Kong’s.

Hong Kong: 958 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 32 times as many people as Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 7.5 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Hong Kong is 27 times as densely populated as Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 7,142 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Hong Kong is 28 years older than in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 46.2 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 3.5 more children on average than in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 0.84 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Hong Kong are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 23.7% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Hong Kong 0.0.

Hong Kong: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Hong Kong has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Hong Kong: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Hong Kong’s economy is 47% larger than Nigeria’s.

Hong Kong: $427 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Hong Kong produces 8.4 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Hong Kong: Int$80,423 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Nigeria and Hong Kong are practically level.

Hong Kong: 2.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Hong Kong’s price level (US = 100) is 5.5× Nigeria’s.

Hong Kong: 71% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Hong Kong rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 5.57 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Hong Kong drink 41% more alcohol than in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 2.9 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Hong Kong has 15 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 107.4 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Hong Kong has 358 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 2,828 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Hong Kong put in 179 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 2,240 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Hong Kong went to school 4.8 years longer than in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 12.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Hong Kong welcomed 1,259 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Hong Kong: 2.92 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Hong Kong are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 96% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Hong Kong: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Hong Kong live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 100% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Hong Kong has 365 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Hong Kong: 365 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 15 times as long as Hong Kong’s.

Hong Kong: 230 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Hong Kong fly 155 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 3.43 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Hong Kong emits 7.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 4.5 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.0% in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 1% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 42 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 0.4 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 3.8 °C warmer than Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: 23.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Hong Kong gets 81% more rain than Nigeria.

Hong Kong: 1,890 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)