Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
have 13.2% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
be 41.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
have 56.3% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
be 48.1% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 2.5 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.8% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.8% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
be 29.0% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 18.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 18.1% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 11.3 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 39.6% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 19.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.0 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 47.4% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 11.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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