Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 51.1% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 18.1 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
see 72.2% less spent on your healthcare
Guatemala spends $935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 70.3% fewer doctors per person
Guatemala has 12.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 35.6% less access to essential health services
Guatemala scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 81.4% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $6,598 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 57.6% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 94.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.2% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 82.1% as of 2024. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 17.2 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 38.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, 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.
be 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 60.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 11.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 89% 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.
Expenditures
spend 89.6% less on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.4% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 32.6% less likely to be murdered
Guatemala has a homicide rate of 23.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 36.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guatemala, road accidents kill 12.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.5% less home broadband
Guatemala has 5.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 68.5% more strain on fresh water
Guatemala withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 80.3% less electricity
Guatemala uses 733 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 48.6% less CO2
Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 92.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guatemala, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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