Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 75.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 87.5% more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 99.0% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
live 13.9 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 44.4% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
have 22.4% less access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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 18.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 30.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water (80% in urban areas, and 57% 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 87.5% less on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 75.6% more likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 51.3% more electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
find 61.9% less home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 65.9% more strain on fresh water
Uganda withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
be 28.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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