Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Pakistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.3 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 65.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 29.1% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 44.0% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.5% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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