Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 20.3% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 13.0 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 83.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 0.6% as of 2022.
make 89.5% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,300 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Niger, there are 46.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Niger, 441.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.1% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Niger, it is 37.3% as of 2018.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 81.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Indonesia, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Niger, that number is 19% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 64.5% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niger, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Indonesia, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 82.4% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
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