Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Grenada, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 14.4 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Grenada, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2020.
be 45.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Grenada, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.0% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Grenada, it is 98.6% as of 2014.
be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Grenada, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2022.
have 59.2% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Grenada, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Grenada, that number is 95% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 58.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Grenada, about 57.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Grenada, 97% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Grenada, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Grenada: At a glance
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