Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 30.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 32.7% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 56.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.4% more children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 31.6% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 46.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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