Quality of life comparison

be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 22.3 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.

make 11.1 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.

be 78.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.

pay a 92.9% higher top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.

be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 97.1% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 62.7% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 67.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 81.8% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 15.4 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.8 times more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.