Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 17.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 87.1% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.9% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 13.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Poland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nigeria, 60% of the population do as of 2022.
be 35.3% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Poland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 90.4% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
spend 47.7% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.9% more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Nigeria: At a glance
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