Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 2.1 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 46.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 69.9% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 38.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 70.9% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.4% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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
How big is Nigeria compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.