Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 13.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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
make 3.1 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 29.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
be 17.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 89.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.6% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 22.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Nigeria, that number is 60% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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 94.5% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
spend 61.4% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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