Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Laos, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Laos, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In Laos, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
be 67.9% more likely to be obese
In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.2% less money
Laos has a GDP per capita of $7,800 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 23.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Laos, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 63.6% more children
In Laos, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Laos, approximately 185.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.8% less likely to be literate
In Laos, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2015. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Laos, approximately 37.8 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 34.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Laos, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on healthcare
Laos spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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