How much coast is there?

Pakistan’s coastline is 23% longer than Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,192 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 7% more people than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 27% more densely populated than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

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

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.8 more children on average than in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 40% larger than Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 45% more per person than Pakistan.

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Pakistan (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Pakistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Pakistan has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Nigeria drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

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

How much meat is on the menu?

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

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Pakistan has 44 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 409 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 3.3 years longer than in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Pakistan has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Pakistan fly 26% more passengers per resident than those from Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Pakistan emits 23% more CO₂ than someone in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 8% more fine dust than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 45% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 6.4 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 2.5 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)