How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 29 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Norway’s highest peak towers 50 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 42 times as many people as Norway.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 17 times as densely populated as Norway.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 22 years older than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 2.9 more children on average than in Norway.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 83% larger than Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 11 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Norway (Gini 7.4 points higher).

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 7.1× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 124 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 35 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 13 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.45 points higher than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 9.9 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 1,005 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 650 more hours a year than in Norway.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 5.5 years longer than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 394 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 10% longer than Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 7.5 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Norway.

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 11 times as deadly as in Norway.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 25.8 °C warmer than Norway.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 21% more rain than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)