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

Health

be 56.6% less likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 20.7 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 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 70.4% less spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.

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have 45.7% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 89.9% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 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 20.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 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 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 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 35.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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 41.3% less likely to have internet access

In Grenada, approximately 70.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 93.8% less on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 7.0 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.

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Safety

be 15.2% more likely to be murdered

Grenada has a homicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 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

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.

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live with 37.2% more strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 62.0% less CO2

Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), 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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