Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Singapore instead of Nigeria, you would:

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 25.0 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 31.5% less likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.1 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 86.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 57.3% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 73.5% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

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

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 36.7% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 77.4% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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