How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,559 m above Nigeria’s.

Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 8.3 times as many people as Venezuela.

Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 8.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Venezuela is 11 years older than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 2.3 more children on average than in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0.

Nigeria: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Nigeria and Venezuela are practically level.

Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Nigeria and Venezuela are practically level.

Nigeria: 0.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Venezuela spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Venezuela has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Venezuela drink 28% more alcohol than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Venezuela has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Venezuela has 330 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 233 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.1 years longer than in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Venezuela welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).

Nigeria: 0 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria.

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

How many phones per person?

Venezuela and Nigeria are practically level.

Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 7.9 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Venezuela fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Nigeria: 23.2% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 25% more likely to be murdered in Nigeria than in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 30% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Venezuela.

Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2 times as much rain as Nigeria.

Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)