Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Nigeria 42 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Nigeria’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Nigeria’s highest peak towers 183 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 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 Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 79% more densely populated than Nigeria.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 4.4 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 4.1 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 11 years older than in Nigeria.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 1.5 more children on average than in Israel.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Nigeria’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 6.3 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Nigeria (Gini 4.4 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Israel and Nigeria are practically level.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 7.9× Nigeria’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 59 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 29 years longer than in Nigeria.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 26 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 10 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.40 points higher than in Nigeria.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 15 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,284 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 171 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 5.9 years longer than in Nigeria.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 41 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Nigeria’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 33 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 9.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Israel.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.7 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 4.1 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 6.3 °C warmer than Israel.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 5.1 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Nigeria?
Nigeria is larger. Israel fits inside Nigeria 42 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 23 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Nigeria?
People in Israel live 29 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Israel or Nigeria?
Men in Israel are 4.4 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
