Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 28.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
make 63.7% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 62.0% more children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 37.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nauru, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Nigeria, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.4 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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 Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.