Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 21.4 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.3 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 95.9% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 68.3% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 60.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 20.8% 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 Sweden, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Skatteverket.
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