🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇿🇦 South Africa
Three centuries of comparative human progress from 1800 to the 2020s and projections through 2100. Sources: UN WPP, World Bank, Maddison Project.
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Nigeria
Living Conditions Cohort Score (2020s)
71.2/100
Leads in 7 dimensions
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South Africa
Living Conditions Cohort Score (2020s)
78.9/100
Leads in 17 dimensions
Full 25-Dimension Head-to-Head Comparison (2020s)
Every tracked demographic, economic, healthcare, and educational metric between Nigeria and South Africa.
| Dimension | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Leader | Historical Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy at Birth years | 53.9 | 65.0 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) intl-$ | 7,831.2 | 13,597.5 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Child Mortality (under 5) per 1,000 births | 117.0 | 34.4 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Years of Schooling years | 6.7 | 10.2 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Children per Woman births | 4.6 | 2.2 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Living in Cities % | 61.8 | 63.6 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Internet Access % | 37.6 | 76.4 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Electricity at Home % | 59.8 | 88.7 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Homicide Rate per 100,000 | 15.7 | 39.2 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Annual Working Hours hours/year | 1,900.0 | 2,100.0 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Average Male Height cm | 167.0 | 169.0 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Extreme Poverty % | 41.8 | 17.4 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Suicide Rate per 100,000 | 4.8 | 21.7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Infant Mortality per 1,000 births | 69.9 | 24.3 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Female Life Expectancy years | 54.2 | 68.2 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Male Life Expectancy years | 53.6 | 61.7 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Alcohol Consumption liters/year | 3.8 | 7.1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Population 65+ % | 3.0 | 6.5 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Adult Overweight % | 33.7 | 54.9 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Basic Drinking Water Access % | 79.4 | 90.7 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.4 | 0.8 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Electricity Use per Person kWh/year | 144.9 | 3,412.0 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Adult Literacy % | 66.8 | 90.6 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Global map → |
| Smoking Prevalence % | 3.3 | 23.6 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Global map → |
| Primary School Completion % | — | 95.1 | Tied | Global map → |
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