Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 65.9% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 12.4 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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
pay a 36.8% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 29.0% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 78.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 8.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 96.3% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.0% less likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Nigeria, 62% of the population do as of 2019.
be 57.1% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 53.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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