Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
be 58.2% less likely to be obese
In Grenada, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Grenada, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 14.4 years less
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
make 67.5% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.1% less likely to be literate
In Grenada, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2014. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Grenada, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.8% less likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Grenada, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Nigeria, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.0% 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
Grenada 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 Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.