Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 30.1% more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 36.1% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.5 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.7% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 29.6% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 54.6% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 48.1% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 79.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 19.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 12.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% 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.
be 13.9% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.3% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 51.8% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 61.7% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 45.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 27.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 89.1% more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
find 74.2% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
Environment
be 54.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 90.0% more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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