Nicaragua or Nigeria: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Nicaragua wins on more indicators: 9 of 13 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Nicaragua 2:1
- Costs and work: Nigeria 0:1
- Climate and health: Nicaragua 7:0
- Law and institutions: Nigeria 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Nicaragua
Indicator
Nigeria
Safety and trust
Better: Nicaragua (2 : 1)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
lower is better
periods differ
✓11.4 per 100,000 residents
202128% lower
✗15.8 per 100,000 residents
202339% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✗4%
202267% lower
✓13%
2022202% higher
Costs and work
Better: Nigeria (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$9,284
20253% lower
✓$9,532
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Nicaragua (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓75.1 years
202438% higher
✗54.6 years
202427% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓72.5 years
202434% higher
✗54.3 years
202425% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓77.6 years
202441% higher
✗54.9 years
202429% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓79.3 years
202324% higher
✗63.7 years
202320% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.06%
20246% higher
✗93.02%
20246% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.88%
202412% higher
✗88.44%
202411% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓20.4 µg/m³ per year
202369% lower
✗65.7 µg/m³ per year
2023222% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Nigeria (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.59 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
✗-1.38 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Nicaragua, Nigeria.