Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 55.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.5 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.8% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 48.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 14.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 37.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.9% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 32.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.8% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.8% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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