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One of these has 8Γ— the health spending of the other.
Nigeria vs South Africa
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Health Spending

USD / person / yr
South Africa
MEDICAL BILL
TOTAL $537
per person / yr
Nigeria
MEDICAL BILL
TOTAL $67
per person / yr
spends 8.03Γ— more on health than

Doctors

per 1,000 people
South Africa
1 doctor : 1,266 people
Nigeria
1 doctor : 2,632 people
1 grey figure = 25 people
has 2.08Γ— more doctors per person than

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people
South Africa
2.3 beds / 1,000 people
Nigeria
0.5 beds / 1,000 people
1 bed = 1 hospital bed per 1,000 people
has 4.50Γ— more hospital beds than

Obesity

% of adults
South Africa
31.8% of adults are obese
Nigeria
13.7% of adults are obese
has 2.32Γ— higher obesity than

Diabetes

% of ages 20-79
South Africa
7.2% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
Nigeria
3.0% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
has 2.40Γ— more diabetes than
The verdict
health spending South Africa
doctors South Africa
hospital beds South Africa
obesity Nigeria
diabetes Nigeria
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Nigeria vs South Africa β€” Health

One of these has 8Γ— the health spending of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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