Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.4% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 35.1% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 44.7% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
Economy
make 53.3% more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 68.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.3% 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 Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.3% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
be 35.7% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less 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 Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 19.2% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 5.4 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 85.8% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 87.5% less home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 38.6% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 22.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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