Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 58.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 16.2 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.0% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.
see 34.6% more spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cambodia spends $350 as of 2023.
have 52.6% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cambodia scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 91.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2025.
make 2.3 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $2,872 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cambodia, 137.0 women do as of 2023.
be 76.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 37.5% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 55.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 95% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 66.2% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cambodia, about 68.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 6.8 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 10.3% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
Infrastructure
find 51.9 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cambodia has 4.2 as of 2024.
live with 89.2% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cambodia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 6.5 times more electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cambodia uses 932 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 22.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cambodia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.0% more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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