Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Hong Kong fits inside Nigeria 832 times
Hong Kong: 1,110 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 3.8% of Hong Kong
Hong Kong: 3.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Hong Kong are 3.3 cm taller than in Nigeria
Hong Kong: 174.8 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Hong Kong are 2.5 cm taller than in Nigeria
Hong Kong: 160.6 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Nigeria hosts 17 times as many refugees per resident as Hong Kong
Hong Kong: 0.031 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Hong Kong none
Hong Kong: 0 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Hong Kong has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1
Hong Kong: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 41.8% (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: 0.9% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Hong Kong’s price level (US = 100) is 5.5× Nigeria’s
Hong Kong: 71% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Hong Kong live 31 years longer than in Nigeria
Hong Kong: 85.4 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
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 suicide?
Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Hong Kong 13
Hong Kong: 13 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Hong Kong are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Hong Kong: 96% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Hong Kong is 10 times as fast as in Nigeria
Hong Kong: 450 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Hong Kong: no data · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Hong Kong bigger than Nigeria?
Nigeria is larger. Hong Kong fits inside Nigeria 832 times.
Which has more people, Hong Kong or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 32 times as many people as Hong Kong (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Hong Kong or Nigeria?
People in Hong Kong live 31 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 85.4 years in Hong Kong and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Hong Kong or Nigeria?
Men in Hong Kong are 3.3 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
