If you lived in Nigeria instead of Georgia, you would:

Health

be 61.7% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Georgia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 20.0 years less

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 84.5% less spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.

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have 93.3% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.

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have 44.1% less access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 74.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.

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be 6.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.

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make 87.4% less money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 49.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 29.4% less likely to be literate

In Georgia, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2024. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.

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be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 38.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Georgia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 50.8% less likely to have internet access

In Georgia, approximately 83.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.

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be 15.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Georgia, approximately 97% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 92.0% less on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 38.9% less on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.

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Safety

be 35.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.7% less home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.

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live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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use 95.7% less electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 83.9% less CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 11.6% more likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Nigeria: At a glance

Nigeria is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 910,768 sq km. British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible. In January 2014, Nigeria assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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