Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 82.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.3% more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 71.2% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 91.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 27.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
have 14.2% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.9% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 38.5% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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