This is actually an interesting comparison, as both countries have economies heavily by hydrocarbon exports. Norway has **7.7 billion** barrels of proven crude reserves. Nigeria has **37.1 biillion** barrels of proven crude reserves. Norway has **50 trillion** cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves. Nigeria has **206 trillion** cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves. On paper, Nigeria has far more natural resources, and should be a more prosperous country overall. But they can't do shit for themselves. One of the oddest examples is Fish. Even though Nigeria has a long coastline, that is teeming with fish, Nigeria is actually the largest importer of Norwegian Stockfish (dried herring, cod, and mackerel) in the world... https://punchng.com/nigeria-largest-stockfish-importer-from-norway-report/