Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
be 15.7% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 55.1% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 21.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
be 34.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
be 18.1% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
have 15.8% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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