Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Benin, you would:
Health
be 44.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years less
In Benin, 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 48.5% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 16.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 46.2% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.9% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 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 87.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 38.5% more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 25.0% more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
How big is Nigeria compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.