Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Nigeria instead of Argentina, you would:


be 68.6% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people.

be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Nigeria, that number is 2.8% of people.

live 23.5 years less

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women). In Nigeria, that number is 54 years (53 years for men, 55 years for women).


spend 31.4% less on taxes

Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0%. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0%.

make 71.8% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $20,900, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,900.

be 65.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 8.1% of adults are unemployed. In Nigeria, that number is 13.4%.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 25.7% live below the poverty line. In Nigeria, however, that number is 70.0%.


have 2.2 times more children

In Argentina, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people. In Nigeria, there are 36.9 babies per 1,000 people.

be 15.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Nigeria, 814.0 women do.

be 39.2% less likely to be literate

In Argentina, the literacy rate is 98.1%. In Nigeria, it is 59.6%.

be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 9.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do.

Basic Needs

be 53.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Argentina, 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas). In Nigeria, that number is 45% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas).

be 63.4% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 70.2% of the population has internet access. In Nigeria, about 25.7% do.

be 30.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas). In Nigeria, that number is 68% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas).


spend 22.9% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Nigeria, that number is 3.7% of GDP.


see 82.9% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.

Nigeria: At a glance


How big is Nigeria compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.


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