Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Timor-Leste fits inside Nigeria 62 times
Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024) · Timor-Leste: 14,870 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Nigeria’s coastline is 21% longer than Timor-Leste’s
Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Timor-Leste: 706 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Timor-Leste’s highest peak towers 544 m above Nigeria’s
Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Timor-Leste: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 23% of Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 77.1% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 23% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 167 times as many people as Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Timor-Leste: 1.42 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 2.7 times as densely populated as Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Timor-Leste: 95 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Nigeria are 11.4 cm taller than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Timor-Leste: 160.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Nigeria are 5.4 cm taller than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Timor-Leste: 152.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Timor-Leste is 3.2 years older than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Timor-Leste: 21 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 1.8 more children on average than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Timor-Leste: 2.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.2% of people in Timor-Leste are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 5.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Timor-Leste: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Timor-Leste has produced 14.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0
Nigeria: 0.042 (2026) · Timor-Leste: 14.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Timor-Leste has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Timor-Leste: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Nigeria’s economy is 153 times the size of Timor-Leste’s
Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Timor-Leste: $1.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Nigeria produces 2 times as much per person as Timor-Leste
Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Timor-Leste: Int$4,809 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nigeria than in Timor-Leste (Gini 5.2 points higher)
Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Timor-Leste: 28.7 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Nigeria: 41.8% (2022) · Timor-Leste: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.1% in Nigeria, versus 1.6% in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Timor-Leste spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Nigeria: 0.9% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Nigeria: no data · Timor-Leste: 21.6% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Timor-Leste’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Nigeria’s
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Timor-Leste spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Timor-Leste: $144 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Timor-Leste live 13 years longer than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Timor-Leste: 67.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Timor-Leste has 2 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Timor-Leste: 0.8 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Nigeria: no data · Timor-Leste: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Nigeria is 30% higher than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Timor-Leste: 5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Nigeria are obese, versus 3.3% in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 3.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
49% of adults in Timor-Leste smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 48.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Timor-Leste: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Nigeria drink 10 times as much alcohol as in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Timor-Leste: 0.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Timor-Leste has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Timor-Leste: 31.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Nigeria has 194 kcal more food per person per day than Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Timor-Leste: 2,277 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Timor-Leste: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Nigeria went to school 1.4 years longer than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Timor-Leste: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Timor-Leste welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019)
Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0.06 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Nigeria has 2 more World Heritage sites than Timor-Leste (2 against 0)
Nigeria: 2 (2026) · Timor-Leste: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Timor-Leste none
Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition) · Timor-Leste: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 35% in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 35% (2021)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Timor-Leste is 91% faster than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026) · Timor-Leste: 84 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
94% of people in Timor-Leste have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 94.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 29% in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 29% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Timor-Leste has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71
Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Timor-Leste: no data
How much do they fly?
Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Timor-Leste: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 71% of Timor-Leste, but only 19% of Nigeria
Nigeria: 18.9% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 71% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Nigeria emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 0% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Timor-Leste: 10.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Timor-Leste: 4.1 per 100k (2015)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 24% deadlier than in Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Timor-Leste: 19.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Timor-Leste
Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Timor-Leste: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Timor-Leste gets 74% more rain than Nigeria
Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Timor-Leste: 1,817 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Timor-Leste?
Nigeria is larger. Timor-Leste fits inside Nigeria 62 times.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
Nigeria has 167 times as many people as Timor-Leste (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
People in Timor-Leste live 13 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 67.9 in Timor-Leste.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
Men in Nigeria are 11.4 cm taller than in Timor-Leste (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
