Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 24.3% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
be 56.7% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 27.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
see 94.7% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 93.5% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 56.8% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 50.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 96.2% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.1 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.6% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 25.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 61% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Portugal, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 93.0% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.1% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 52.4% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 21.9 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 21.5% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
use 97.3% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.8% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 7.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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