Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
have 50.8% more doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 34.9% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.6 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 14.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 11.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 10.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 96.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 65.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 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 51.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% 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 38.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 33.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water (73% in urban areas, and 53% 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 88.1% less on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 52.5% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 43.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.5% less home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.6 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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