Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria is 1% bigger than Venezuela
Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 24% of Venezuela
Nigeria: 77.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 2.0 cm taller than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.9 cm taller than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Nigeria hosts 4% more refugees per resident than Venezuela
Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0
Nigeria: 0.042 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Nigeria and Venezuela are practically level
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Nigeria: 41.8% (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?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Nigeria: 0.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 18 years longer than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Nigeria: no data · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 23% higher than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.0023 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Venezuela has 1 more World Heritage site than Nigeria (3 against 2)
Nigeria: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 4 times as fast as in Nigeria
Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 19% of Nigeria
Nigeria: 18.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 67% deadlier than in Venezuela
Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Venezuela?
Nigeria is larger. Nigeria is 1% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Venezuela?
Nigeria has 8.3 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 18 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 2.0 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
