Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Nigeria 2.9 times.
Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Nigeria’s coastline is 94% longer than Poland’s.
Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 80 m above Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 6.5 times as many people as Poland.
Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 2.2 times as densely populated as Poland.
Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 9.1 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 7.6 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 24 years older than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 3.2 more children on average than in Poland.
Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Nigeria and Poland are practically level.
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 5.7 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Poland (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Nigeria and Poland are practically level.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.
Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.1× Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 30 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 24 years longer than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 11 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 5.7 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 12 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,260 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 255 more hours a year than in Poland.
Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 5.6 years longer than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 233 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 23% of Nigeria.
Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Poland and Nigeria are practically level.
Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Poland.
Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Poland.
Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 2.6 times as deadly as in Poland.
Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 17.7 °C warmer than Poland.
Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 37% more rain than Poland.
Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Poland?
Nigeria is larger. Poland fits inside Nigeria 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Poland?
Nigeria has 6.5 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Poland?
People in Poland live 24 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Poland?
Men in Poland are 9.1 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
