Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 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 13.3 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
see 43.6% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 49.5% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 26.9% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
be 40.2% more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 92.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
Life
have 49.2% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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 Timor-Leste, 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.
Expenditures
spend 93.9% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.4% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.8% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 43.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 65.8% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
be 26.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.0% more CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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