Türkiye’s coastline is 8.4 times as long as Nigeria’s

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,718 m above Nigeria’s

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 50% of Türkiye

Nigeria: 77.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Nigeria has 2.8 times as many people as Türkiye

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Nigeria is 2.3 times as densely populated as Türkiye

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Türkiye is 15 years older than in Nigeria

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Nigeria have 2.9 more children on average than in Türkiye

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 53 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria

Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0

Nigeria: 0.042 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Nigeria and Türkiye are practically level

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Nigeria’s

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Türkiye produces 4.8 times as much per person as Nigeria

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Nigeria (Gini 9.8 points higher)

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

42% of people in Nigeria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Nigeria: 41.8% (2022) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.1% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%

Nigeria: 0.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Nigeria: no data · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Nigeria’s

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Türkiye spends 8.2 times as much on health per person as Nigeria

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Nigeria is 8.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Türkiye has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Nigeria: no data · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Nigeria is 76% higher than in Türkiye

Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Türkiye rate their lives 0.51 points higher than in Nigeria

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Türkiye drink 9% more alcohol than in Nigeria

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Türkiye has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Nigeria

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 1,422 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Nigeria put in 314 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Türkiye went to school 1.4 years longer than in Nigeria

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Türkiye welcomed 256 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019)

Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 20 more World Heritage sites than Nigeria (22 against 2)

Nigeria: 2 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Nigeria 27

Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 41% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Türkiye is 4.7 times as fast as in Nigeria

Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 3 times as long as Nigeria’s

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 66 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 19% of Nigeria

Nigeria: 18.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Nigeria carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Türkiye

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Türkiye

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Nigeria are 2.1 times as deadly as in Türkiye

Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Nigeria is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Türkiye

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Nigeria gets 53% more rain than Türkiye

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)