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Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital: Abuja
Languages: English
Currency: Nigerian naira
People: 238 million (2025)
Neighbours: 4

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Surprising facts about Nigeria

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Nigeria among 213 countries & territories

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Total area

923,768 km²

31st of 205

2024

Coastline

853 km

84th of 213

2026 edition

Highest point

2,419 m

103rd of 213

2026 edition

Forest cover

18.9%

129th of 207

2024

Farmland

77.1%

11th of 205

2024

Population

238 million

6th of 210

2025

Population density

261 per km²

48th of 209

2025

Height of men

171.6 cm

118th of 196

2019

Height of women

158.1 cm

148th of 196

2019

Median age

17.8 years

196th of 213

2023

Fertility rate

4.38 children per woman

15th of 210

2024

Aged 65 and over

3.1%

186th of 210

2025

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

0.5 per 1,000

101st of 181

2025

Economy size (GDP)

$291 billion

50th of 207

2025

GDP per person (PPP)

Int$9,532

139th of 198

2025

Income inequality (Gini)

33.9

85th of 155

2022

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

41.8%

15th of 142

2022

Unemployment

3.1%

143rd of 186

2025

Health spending per person

$67

163rd of 193

2023

Military spending

0.9%

125th of 161

2025

Life expectancy

54.6 years

210th of 210

2024

Infant mortality

69.8 per 1,000

2nd of 194

2024

Doctors

0.4 per 1,000

143rd of 190

2023

Suicide rate

6.5 per 100k

127th of 185

2023

Adult obesity

12.1%

151st of 195

2024

Smoking

3.1%

166th of 166

2024

Life satisfaction

4.79

113th of 163

2025

Alcohol consumption

2 litres

142nd of 195

2023

Meat supply

7.1 kg

182nd of 189

2023

Daily calories

2,470 kcal

158th of 189

2023

Working hours

2,062 hours

54th of 130

2023

Years of schooling

7.6 years

131st of 193

2023

Internet users

41%

169th of 208

2024

Fixed broadband download speed

44 Mbps

176th of 197

2026

Access to electricity

62.5%

177th of 209

2024

Urban population

64%

107th of 210

2025

Mobile subscriptions

176th of 208

2024

CO₂ per person

0.6 t

166th of 203

2024

Renewable electricity

31.3%

100th of 201

2025

Air pollution (PM2.5)

50 µg/m³

8th of 213

2024

Homicide rate

15.7 per 100k

19th of 160

2023

Road deaths

24.7 per 100k

54th of 185

2023

Average temperature

27.4°C

19th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Rainfall

1,044 mm

92nd of 187

2016–2025 avg

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

0.042

77th of 160

2026

Railway network

3,528 km

48th of 133

2015

Air passengers per resident

0.02

135th of 165

2023

Tourists per resident

0.0023

178th of 179

2024

Official languages

87th of 213

2026

Price level (US = 100)

13%

198th of 198

2025

World Heritage sites

115th of 195

2026

Olympic medals (all time)

61st of 202

2026 edition

World twins

The countries most like Nigeria across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.