Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 27.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 0.8 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.0% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 24.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 41.2% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
have 18.2% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 24.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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