How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 581 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 6.4 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 15 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 11 years older than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 2.1 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 7.7 times as much per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 27 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 9 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.03 points higher than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 8.2 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,190 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 63 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 4 years longer than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 364 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 20% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 58 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 35 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

Saudi Arabia and Nigeria are nearly identical here.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 8% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 17 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)