Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 66.3% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
be 18.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 11.1 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 42.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 36.8% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 69.6% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 85.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.3% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 87.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 36.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% 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 48.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 69.1% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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