Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 40.5% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 13.7% of people as of 2024.
see 39.9% more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
be 42.2% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 18.0 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
have 49.3% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 65.0% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.8% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 Venezuela, 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 46.3% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nigeria, about 41.2% do as of 2024.
be 11.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Nigeria, 82% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 69.5% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 24.5% more likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 30.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.4% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 28.2% more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 92.6% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 83.2% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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