Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 95.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.6 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.1% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 31.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 45.1% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
Life
be 89.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
have 51.6% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.9% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 43.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 28.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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.
Expenditures
spend 90.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
spend 47.7% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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