Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 65.4% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.

be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

live 18.3 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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

be 63.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

make 77.9% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.

be 57.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.

pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.7% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 39.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nigeria, 60% of the population do as of 2022.

be 33.7% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 92.5% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.

spend 57.0% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 33.9% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

Nigeria: At a glance

Nigeria is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 910,768 sq km. British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible. In January 2014, Nigeria assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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