How much coast is there?

Nigeria and Sudan are nearly identical here.

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 623 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 4.6 times as many people as Sudan.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 9.4 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sudan is 0.52 years older than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.1 more children on average than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Sudan and Nigeria are practically level.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 4.8 times the size of Sudan’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 4.3 times as much per person as Sudan.

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Nigeria (Gini 0.3 points higher).

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Sudan and Nigeria are practically level.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 4.1× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Nigeria spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 52% more doctors per person than Sudan.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nigeria rate their lives 0.65 points higher than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Nigeria drink 45% more alcohol than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sudan has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Sudan has 43 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 596 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 3.6 years longer than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sudan welcomed 8.2 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

66% of people in Sudan have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Nigeria has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 28% longer than Sudan’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

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

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Nigeria, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 74% more fine dust than in Sudan.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 14% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nigeria gets 6.1 times as much rain as Sudan.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)