If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guatemala, you would:

Health

be 58.0% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.

be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.

make 55.1% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.

be 13.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 3.4 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 51.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.

have 57.9% more children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.6% less likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 39.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guatemala, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 60% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 13.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 83.9% less on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.

spend 47.7% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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