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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Timor-Leste has produced 14.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Timor-Leste: 14.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Timor-Leste has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Timor-Leste: 2 (2026)

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 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 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Timor-Leste’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 28% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0.06 (2019)

How many people are online?

41% of people in Nigeria are online, versus 35% in Timor-Leste.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 35% (2021)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 62% of Timor-Leste, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Timor-Leste: 61.7% (2023)

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 0.0% 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)

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 43% deadlier than in Timor-Leste.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Timor-Leste: 12 per 100k (2021)

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)