Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
have 55.7% more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 38.5% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.2 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 60.9% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 32.1 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.
have 12.6% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% 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.
be 21.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 87.3% less on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.3% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 14.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 77.8% less home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 5.2 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 62.0% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.0% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 28.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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