1 in 8 Billion

Africa

Being born in Nigeria

If your next life started in Nigeria: the draw odds, life expectancy, schooling and income the game would give you — and the button to try it.

5.9%

of simulated births (birth-weighted, 118 countries) · 2.9% of people across the covered countries

54.6

Male life expectancy at birth / Female life expectancy at birth — 54.3 / 54.9 years

Reference indicators

Compared with the covered-world average · Shares sum to 100% within these 118 countries, not the whole world. GDP is economic output per person, not income. Schooling is the mean for adults aged 25+, not a newborn’s future education.

Population232.68M
Estimated annual births≈ 1.8M / year
Male life expectancy at birth54.3 years
Female life expectancy at birth54.9 years
Under-five mortality115.6+90.9
GDP per person$9,100−$15,153
Gini index33.9−0.3
Mean schooling, adults aged 25+7.6 years−0.8

Be born in Nigeria

Starts a new life pinned to this country. The family, the era and everything after the first breath are still up to the draw — and to you.

Be born in Nigeria

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