The pie charts compare the main sources of news for Germans and Nigerians in urban areas during a typical week.
Overall, newspapers are the most popular source of news in Germany, while television is the leading source in Nigeria. Another noticeable feature is that Nigerians mainly use television and radio, whereas Germans rely on a wider range of news sources.
In Germany, newspapers are the most popular source of news, accounting for 45% of the total. Television ranks second, at 30%. The proportions of people who obtain news from the Internet and radio are relatively similar, at 11% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, other sources account for the smallest proportion, at just 4%.
In Nigeria, television is the most widely used source of news, accounting for 63%, followed by radio at 22%. Newspapers are less popular, making up only 13%. The remaining sources are much less significant, with the Internet and information from friends and family each accounting for just 1%.
In comparison, Germans are much more likely to read newspapers than Nigerians (45% compared with 13%). By contrast, television is significantly more popular in Nigeria than in Germany (63% versus 30%).