Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 22.9 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.5% less likely to be obese
In Niger, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 35.2 times more money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 64.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Niger, 40.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
be 12.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 509.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.1% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 95.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 66.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 85.3% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 9.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 45.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niger, approximately 69% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Niger spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 43.9% more on healthcare
Niger spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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