Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 36.6% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 20.9 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
see 57.1% less spent on your healthcare
Morocco spends $606 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 48.6% fewer doctors per person
Morocco has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 44.9% less access to essential health services
Morocco scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
be 71.5% more likely to die by suicide
Morocco has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 14.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 3.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 73.8% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $4,672 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 98.1% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 14.7 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 38.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 54.8% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Morocco, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 81% 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.
Expenditures
spend 94.7% less on education
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 53.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 9.2 times more likely to be murdered
Morocco has a homicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 80.9% less strain on fresh water
Morocco withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 98.9% less home broadband
Morocco has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
use 85.5% less electricity
Morocco uses 997 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 69.0% less CO2
Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Morocco, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
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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