Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.6 years less
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.7% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 35.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 10.7% more children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.7% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% less 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 73.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Nigeria? See an in-depth size comparison.