Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
see 67.8% more spent on your healthcare
Djibouti spends $155 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 80.1% more doctors per person
Djibouti has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 37.3% less likely to die by suicide
Djibouti has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 33.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 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 11.6 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 11.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Djibouti scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 68.7% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $3,906 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 55.2% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 162.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 43.0 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 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 83.8% more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 26.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Djibouti, road accidents kill 23.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.6% less home broadband
Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 52.8% more strain on fresh water
Djibouti withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 26.0% less CO2
Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Djibouti, air pollution causes 59.0 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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