Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 20.4 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 86.7% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 38.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.9% less likely to be literate
In Puerto Rico, the literacy rate is 92.4% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 9.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nigeria, 60% of the population do as of 2022.
be 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Nigeria, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 86.1% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 70.3% more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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