Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 16.2 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
see 25.7% less spent on your healthcare
Cambodia spends $350 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 34.5% less access to essential health services
Cambodia scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
be 10.9% more likely to die by suicide
Cambodia has a suicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 57.4% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 60.0% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 137.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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 35.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 39.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.3% less on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Infrastructure
find 98.1% less home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 9.3 times more strain on fresh water
Cambodia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 84.5% less electricity
Cambodia uses 932 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 48.2% less CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 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 Cambodia, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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