Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 12.6 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 6.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 3.5 times more doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 36.8% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
be 4.8 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 82.9% 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.0% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 76.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 32.4% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.4% more 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 97.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.2 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 6.5 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 56.5 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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