Australia vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 165 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Nigeria has 8.9 times as many people as Australia (242.38 million vs 27.23 million). Australia's economy is 10.5 times the size of Nigeria's ($2.02 trillion vs $193.1 billion GDP).

Comparing Australia and Nigeria: Nigeria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (325,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Nigeria (2.46); Australia leads on Oil Exports (312,600) against Nigeria (2.10). Across 165 compared metrics, Australia wins on 96 and Nigeria wins on 57.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 61 metrics compared
Environment: 12 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 20 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 38 metrics compared
Transportation: 4 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	36.48 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	0.08 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	96.13 %★	41.21 %	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	97.06 %★	39.21 %	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	36.48 Mbps★	0.08 Mbps	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	75.15 points★	46.81 points	2025
Radios	25.5★	23.5	2002
Televisions	10.15★	6.9	2002
Waterways	2,000	8,600★	2024

Economy

61 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	61.53B $	128.78B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	2.02T $★	193.10B $	2026
Apple Import Volume	1.04M tonnes	38.66M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	98.01 %★	63.26 %	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	3 %	4.25 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	0.78★	0	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	5.24 %	17.58 %★	2019
Corporate Tax Rate Trends	30 %	30 %	2018
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	9.3 % of GDP★	3.9 % of GDP	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	79	86.2★	2020
Electricity Consumption	229.4★	24.72	2021
Electricity Exports	0	0	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	72	80★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	11	19★	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	17★	0	2021
Electricity Imports	0	0	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	65.56★	10.52	2021
Electricity Production	243★	29.35	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	223.16 USD per capita★	7.99 USD per capita	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	77.39 %	81.9 %★	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	34.3	35.1★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	28.2★	18.8	2012
Gross National Saving	21★	18.2	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	14.95 %	67.83 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	60,194.06 USD★	8,145.15 USD	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	0.5 %	2.4 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	2.87 %★	23.01 %	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	3.2 %★	33.2 %	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2 % of GDP★	0.6 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	45.25★	17.24	2021
Natural Gas Exports	67.96★	27.21	2021
Natural Gas Imports	5.78★	0	2021
Natural Gas Production	105.2★	44.48	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	1.99	5.48★	2021
Oil Consumption	960,800★	279,000	2011
Oil Exports	312,600★	2.1	2011
Oil Imports	731,400★	187,700	2011
Oil Production	549,200★	2.46	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	3.32	37.2★	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	13.4 people★	40.1 people	2024
Public Debt	58	19.6★	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.83 %★	0.28 %	2019
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	1.4 USD	3.4 USD★	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	1.57 %★	-25.78 %	2019
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	1.18	325,000★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	64,120★	2,332	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	619,600★	223,400	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	462,500★	35,010	2023
Remittances	0.1	11.3★	2025
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.13	1.02★	2024
Robotics Research Funding	1.83 USD★	0.28 USD	2019
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	0.5★	34.19	2018
Taxes and Other Revenues	23.6★	3.4	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	2.03 %★	1.38 %	2025
Total Number of Billionaires	47★	4	2026
Tourism Contribution to GDP	1.5 %	4.29 %★	2020
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	1.5 %	4.29 %★	2020
Unemployment Rate	4.1 %	3 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	66.54 %★	82.52 %	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.61 %	5.34 %★	2025

Environment

12 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	2.42M★	6.45M	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	54,093.75 %★	-126,881.64 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	22.64 °C	27.78 °C★	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	394.65	114.4★	2025
Continental Shelf	200	200	1990
Global Precipitation Distribution	454.91 mm	1,016.62 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, by	largest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	22.48 sq km★	13.9 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	22 %★	13.9 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	72 Cubic meters per year	87 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	492★	286.2	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	69 species	35 species★	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	0.18 %	7.65 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	83.98	134.77★	2020
Agricultural land	3.67M sq. km★	703,753 sq. km	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	7.69M★	910,770	2023
Coastline Length (km)	25,760 km★	853 km	2025
Dam capacity per capita	2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★	206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant	2026
Irrigated Land	19,450★	2,188	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	90.34 %★	21.26 %	2026
Administrative Divisions	6	36★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	77 index	26 index★	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	77 index★	26 index	2024
Independence	1	1	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	9.57★	-3.73	2019
Prison Population Rate	170 per 100,000	33 per 100,000★	2025
Public Sector Corruption Perception	77	26★	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

20 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Average BMI for Adults	27.6 kg/m²★	22.5 kg/m²	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	91 %★	57 %	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	7.4★	3	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	83.05 years★	54.64 years	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	0.26 per 1,000 births★	2.39 per 1,000 births	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	9,382.2 USD★	349.89 USD	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	89 score★	47 score	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	10.5 % of GDP★	4.1 % of GDP	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	83.05 years★	54.64 years	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	0.1 %★	1.3 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	3.9 people/sq km★	0.53 people/sq km	2015
Hospital Beds per Capita	3.97 beds per 1,000★	0.5 beds per 1,000	2004
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	2 %★	993 %	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	28.7★	20.4	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	13.45 per 1,000 people★	1.65 per 1,000 people	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	29 %	8.9 %★	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	15.85 %★	71.9 %	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	30,000	1.7★	2021
Total Number of Doctors	4.09★	0.39	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	NA	18.4	2024

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Active Military Personnel	60,000 personnel	143,000 personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1.92 %	0.91 %★	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	60,000	223,000★	2020

People and Society

38 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Currently married (Percent)	53.27 %	65.4 %★	2026
Human Capital Index	0.79★	0.38	2026
Life expectancy at birth	86.17 years★	55.58 years	2026
Median age of population	38.51 years★	18.33 years	2026
Population Change	266,623.9 persons	4.98M persons★	2026
Population density	3.54 per sq. km★	265.94 per sq. km	2026
Total population	27.23M persons	242.38M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.86	0.88★	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	B★	AA	2026
Beer Consumption per Capita	3.3 liters★	0.61 liters	2022
Birth Rate (%)	10.75 %	33.56 %★	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	66.9 %★	16.6 %	2024
Crude Birth Rate	10.7 per 1,000 people	32.49 per 1,000 people★	2024
Death Rate (%)	6.81 %★	9.42 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1 % of GDP★	0.3 % of GDP	2025
Female population of reproductive age	6.26M persons	58.88M persons★	2026
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	36.48 %★	0.08 %	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	105.59 male/female★	103.07 male/female	2023
Human Development Index	0.85★	0.29	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	14.91	113.35★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	11.59 years★	6.5 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	5.24 people	15.95 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	179.2★	165.91	1996
Military Manpower at Military Age	17	18★	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	17	18★	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	26.88 %	5.46 %★	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	81.69 %	82.04 %★	2026
Physician Density	4.09 people/sq km★	0.38 people/sq km	2025
Population Growth Rate	1.59 %	2.39 %★	2025
Population living in slums	0.03 %	43.39 %★	2026
Total deaths	184,381.4 persons★	2.74M persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	65.29 %★	35.5 %	2026
Total fertility rate	1.63 per woman	4.21 per woman★	2026
Total net-migration	146,184.2 persons★	-1,780.6 persons	2026
Under-five mortality rate	2.81 per live births★	98.68 per live births	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	1.67 %	3.32 %★	2025
Voting Age Population	80.79 millions★	26.87 millions	2019

Transportation

4 metrics

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	3.09★	0.03	2019
Airports	2,257★	50	2025
Civil Air Travel	about 150 major transport aircraft	57	1992
Heliports	392★	15	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	53.82B USD★	344.37M USD	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇦🇺 Australia	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	4.35 %	26.5 %★	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Australia vs Nigeria

Which has a larger population, Australia or Nigeria?▾

Nigeria. Nigeria has 8.9 times as many people as Australia (242.38 million vs 27.23 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Australia or Nigeria?▾

Australia. Australia's economy is 10.5 times the size of Nigeria's ($2.02 trillion vs $193.1 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Australia or Nigeria?▾

Australia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $74,342 in Australia vs $796.71 in Nigeria (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).