Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 14.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 67.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 83.4% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.
be 35.9% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 39.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nigeria, 60% of the population do as of 2022.
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 85.3% less on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
spend 26.1% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.2% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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