How much coast is there?

Nigeria’s coastline is 15 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 1,192 m above Nigeria’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 5.1 times as many people as Iraq.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2.4 times as densely populated as Iraq.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iraq is 2.6 years older than in Nigeria.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 1.2 more children on average than in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Iraq and Nigeria are practically level.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 14% larger than Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iraq produces 50% more per person than Nigeria.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Iraq (Gini 4.1 points higher).

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Nigeria’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iraq spends 5 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

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

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Iraq rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Nigeria.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Nigeria drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iraq has 3 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Nigeria has 100 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 478 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 0.81 years longer than in Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Iraq: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iraq has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 49% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iraq fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 8.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 2% more fine dust than in Iraq.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 25% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Iraq.

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

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 4.9 times as much rain as Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)