Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 7.7 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
have 18.4% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Liberia scores 45 as of 2021.
be 30.1% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 10.4% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Liberia spends $233 as of 2023.
have 53.2% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 19.6% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Liberia, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 25.2% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $915 as of 2025.
Life
be 36.8% 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 Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% 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 Liberia, that number is 32% of people on average (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 21.8% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 7.1 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 32.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
Safety
be 11.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 97.3% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
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 Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 73.7% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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