Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 33.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 12.5 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
be 68.1% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 26.9% less access to essential health services
Burma scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
be 72.7% more likely to die by suicide
Burma has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 17.8% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 97.4% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 185.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 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 20.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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.
Geography
see 55.8% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 10.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Burma, road accidents kill 19.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.1 times more likely to be murdered
Burma has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 97.2% less home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 66.7% more strain on fresh water
Burma withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 60.9% less electricity
Burma uses 368 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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