How much coast is there?

Niger: 0 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nigeria’s highest peak towers 397 m above Niger’s.

Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 8.5 times as many people as Niger.

Niger: 27.9 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 12 times as densely populated as Niger.

Niger: 22 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Nigeria is 2.5 years older than in Niger.

Niger: 15.3 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Niger have 1.6 more children on average than in Nigeria.

Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Nigeria and Niger are practically level.

Niger: 2.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Niger: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Niger and Nigeria are practically level.

Niger: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 13 times the size of Niger’s.

Niger: $21.6 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 4.4 times as much per person as Niger.

Niger: Int$2,177 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Niger (Gini 1 points higher).

Niger: 32.9 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.1% in Nigeria, versus 0.4% in Niger.

Niger: 0.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Niger spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Niger: 2.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Niger’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Nigeria’s.

Niger: 36% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Niger.

Niger: $26 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Niger.

Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 10 times as many doctors per person as Niger.

Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Nigeria are obese, versus 6.0% in Niger.

Niger: 6% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.4% of adults in Niger smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Niger: 7.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Niger rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Nigeria.

Niger: 4.94 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Nigeria drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Niger.

Niger: 0.1 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Niger has 8% more meat per person than Nigeria.

Niger: 7.7 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Niger has 184 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Niger and Nigeria are practically level.

Niger: 2,069 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 6.2 years longer than in Niger.

Niger: 1.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Niger welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Niger: 0.01 (2019) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 16% in Niger.

Niger: 16% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

63% of people in Nigeria have electricity, versus 21% in Niger.

Niger: 21.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 18% in Niger.

Niger: 18% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Nigeria has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61.

Niger: 61 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Niger: no data · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nigeria fly 107 times as many passengers per resident as those from Niger.

Niger: 0 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 0.8% of Niger.

Niger: 0.8% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Niger.

Niger: 0.1 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.2% in Niger.

Niger: 3.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 4% more fine dust than in Niger.

Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Niger are 45% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Niger: 24.9 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Niger is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Nigeria.

Niger: 28°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 11 times as much rain as Niger.

Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)