Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 63.1% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 14.5 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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
make 19.7% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 83.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 60.7% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 25.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 37.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% 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 29.4% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 50.0% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% 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
Belize 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.
Nigeria: At a glance
How big is Nigeria compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.