Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mali, you would:
Health
be 44.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mali, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.1 years less
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.2 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 74.6% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 63.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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.
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% 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
How big is Nigeria compared to Mali? See an in-depth size comparison.