Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.2 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 41.6% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 70.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 89.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.9% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 85.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 59.6% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 12.3% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.1% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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