Quality of life comparison

be 53.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 17.6 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 3.0 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.

be 37.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

be 78.8% 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 Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

be 55.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

have 66.3% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 67.8% 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 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 41.8% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.5% 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 Saint Lucia, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 7.2 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 97.1% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 81.5% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.