Marshall Islands or Nigeria: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Marshall Islands wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Marshall Islands 1:0
- Costs and work: Nigeria 0:1
- Climate and health: Marshall Islands 7:0
- Law and institutions: Marshall Islands 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Marshall Islands
Indicator
Nigeria
Safety and trust
Better: Marshall Islands (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗4.23 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
4.2 per 100,000 residents
1994
15.8 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
13%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Nigeria (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,964
20256% lower
✓$9,532
20256% higher
Climate and health
Better: Marshall Islands (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓67.1 years
202423% higher
✗54.6 years
202419% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓65.0 years
202420% higher
✗54.3 years
202416% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓69.5 years
202427% higher
✗54.9 years
202421% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓71.6 years
202312% higher
✗63.7 years
202311% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓97.73%
20245% higher
✗93.02%
20245% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓97.33%
202410% higher
✗88.44%
20249% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓4.1 µg/m³ per year
202394% lower
✗65.7 µg/m³ per year
20231502% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Marshall Islands (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Marshall Islands, Nigeria.