Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.0% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Somalia spends $52 as of 2023.
have 28.9% less access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Somalia scores 27 as of 2021.
be 59.5% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Somalia, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Somalia, that number is 18.9% as of 2025.
make 46.0% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $661 as of 2025.
Life
be 43.3% 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 Somalia, 563.0 women do as of 2023.
have 30.3% more children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.1% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Somalia, it is 54.1% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% 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 Somalia, that number is 50% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 32.2% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Somalia, about 27.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
Safety
be 17.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Somalia, they kill 20.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.0 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Somalia has 0.7 as of 2023.
live with 2.5 times more strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Somalia withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Somalia, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 91.2% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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