Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 19.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.9 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 62.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.9% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 63.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 67.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In United States, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 67.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
be 20.9% 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 United States, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.2 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 5.5 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.4 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
United States: At a glance
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