Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years less
In Senegal, 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
make 48.5% more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 14.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.5% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 12.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.6% more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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