Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.9% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 77.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
have 13.8% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 41.0% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.
be 39.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 60% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 88.1% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
spend 65.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.8% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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