Quality of life comparison

live 20.5 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 11.2 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 69.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 79.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 89.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 68.0% fewer children

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

be 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 65.5% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

spend 13.4 times more on education

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

spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 92.2% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.