Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Nigeria 3.9 times.
Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Nigeria’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Romania’s.
Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 125 m above Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 12 times as many people as Romania.
Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 3.2 times as densely populated as Romania.
Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 6.3 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 6.6 cm taller than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 25 years older than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 3.0 more children on average than in Romania.
Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.
Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Nigeria and Romania are practically level.
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 47% larger than Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 5.3 times as much per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Romania (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.
Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 16 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 22 years longer than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.84 points higher than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 8.4 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 10 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 1,179 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 236 more hours a year than in Romania.
Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 4 years longer than in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 303 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 6.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 23% of Nigeria.
Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Romania.
Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Romania.
Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 79% deadlier than in Romania.
Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 16.4 °C warmer than Romania.
Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 38% more rain than Romania.
Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Romania?
Nigeria is larger. Romania fits inside Nigeria 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Romania?
Nigeria has 12 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Romania?
People in Romania live 22 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Romania?
Men in Romania are 6.3 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
