How much coast is there?

Nigeria’s coastline is 66% longer than Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 667 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 7.3 times as many people as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 2.5 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ivory Coast is 0.34 years older than in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.2 more children on average than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Nigeria and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Nigeria and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ivory Coast and Nigeria are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 16% more per person than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Nigeria (Gini 1.4 points higher).

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.1% in Nigeria, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ivory Coast and Nigeria are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Nigeria’s.

Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ivory Coast spends 31% more on health per person than Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

Nigeria and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.3% of adults in Ivory Coast smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ivory Coast has 69% more meat per person than Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 468 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ivory Coast put in 41 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 2.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

Ivory Coast and Nigeria are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 5.5 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nigeria fly 1% more passengers per resident than those from Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 20% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 17% more rain than Nigeria.

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)