Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 60.2% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 36.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
make 26.9% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 69.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
be 24.5% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 93% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 17.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 94% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 36.4% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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