Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 87.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 9.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Zimbabwe spends $103 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Zimbabwe has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 71.2% less likely to die by suicide
Zimbabwe has a suicide rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.4 years less
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 30.9% less access to essential health services
Zimbabwe scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 46.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 59.5% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 358.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 70.4% as of 2024.
be 11.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 22.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 54% 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 15.8% less on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 43.0% more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 42.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zimbabwe, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 79.0% less strain on fresh water
Zimbabwe withdraws 46% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 95.9% less home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
use 71.4% less electricity
Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 26.0% less CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 37.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zimbabwe, air pollution causes 56.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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