Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 57.8% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 32.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
be 48.1% less likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Romania, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 21.8 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 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 90.0% less spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 89.5% fewer doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 51.3% less access to essential health services
Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 18.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 94.6% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to be literate
In Romania, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 11.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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 Romania, 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 54.9% less likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 91.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 17.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Romania, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 90.2% less on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 26.6% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 14.2 times more likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 79.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.8% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 26.7% more strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 94.4% less electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 84.7% less CO2
Romania emits 3.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 67.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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