Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 58.2% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
be 44.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years less
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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
make 19.5% more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 17.8% more children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 73.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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 30.4% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.4% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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