Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 0.8 years less
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 44.1% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 54.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.8% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 4.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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