Quality of life comparison

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

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

live 11.6 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

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

make 2.2 times more money

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

be 11.7% less likely to be unemployed

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

pay a 70.8% lower top tax rate

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

be 47.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

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

be 34.4% more likely to be literate

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

be 53.8% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

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

have 36.7% fewer children

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

be 63.8% more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 15.0% 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 Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 6.2 times more on education

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

spend 91.2% more on healthcare

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

see 53.1% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.