Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 32.5% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.5 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
have 11.6% less access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 49.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 59.9% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.8% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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 15.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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.
Expenditures
spend 91.1% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 22.2% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.6% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 16.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.0% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 90.0% more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 59.3% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 10.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 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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