Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
be 33.5% less likely to be obese
In Afghanistan, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 19.9% more doctors per person
Afghanistan has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Afghanistan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 11.7 years less
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
see 21.1% less spent on your healthcare
Afghanistan spends $330 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
be 38.6% more likely to die by suicide
Afghanistan has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 13.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $417 as of 2024, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
be 19.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Afghanistan, 47.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 88.9% more likely to be literate
In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 90.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Afghanistan, approximately 521.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 28.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 61% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 89.0% less on education
Afghanistan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 72.0% less on healthcare
Afghanistan spends 15.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 28.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Afghanistan, road accidents kill 24.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.9 times more likely to be murdered
Afghanistan has a homicide rate of 4.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 82.3% less strain on fresh water
Afghanistan withdraws 55% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
be 46.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Afghanistan, air pollution causes 143.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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