IndicatorNGANigeriaSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.67rank #81Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)26.5rank #168Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.35rank #79Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.32rank #83Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.85rank #35Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)33.6rank #178Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.67rank #81Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.91%rank #114Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.32rank #74Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)35.1rank #191Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)44.4rank #146Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)43rank #161Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.29rank #114Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.51rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.31rank #90Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)45.6rank #133Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)4.2%rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.73rank #80Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)33.5%rank #50Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)23%rank #22Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data2,061.7rank #54Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table41,030.5rank #135Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.8%rank #25Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT79.9%rank #6Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)60%rank #76Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.4%rank #118Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)290.79Brank #49Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)4%rank #71Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)1,224.3rank #166Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)8,145.1rank #129Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)5,569.4rank #148Data 2023 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)2.7%rank #100Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2rank #113Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)16.4%rank #134Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)23%rank #164Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT82.5%rank #5Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)7.8%rank #25Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.28%rank #66Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)22.1rank #83Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.53rank #81Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)26.2%rank #40Data 1960 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)3.1%rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT3.1%rank #43Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)66.5%rank #151Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)5.3%rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT5.6%rank #31Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)9.2%rank #46Data 1960 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)16.9%rank #34Data 1960 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)55.47Brank #52Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)41.45Brank #67Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)82.2%rank #133Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)47.9%rank #145Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data11.6rank #156Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,470.1rank #151Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF67%rank #33Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.2%rank #150Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)69.8rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)54.6rank #217Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)993rank #116Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)57%rank #38Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF57%rank #38Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF1.5%rank #5Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.38rank #41Data 2023 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)65.7rank #197Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)20.7rank #84Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)3.1%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF33.8%rank #26Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)5rank #60Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)219rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF115.6rank #196Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)22.2%rank #67Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF11.6%rank #30Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)70.4%rank #28Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.32%rank #120Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)10.5rank #168Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)7.6rank #129Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)70.2%rank #110Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)89.6%rank #142Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)46.9%rank #136Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)9.7%rank #110Data 2011 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)32.5rank #20Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)4.4rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP17.8rank #200Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-0.25rank #112Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)237.53Mrank #6Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)2.1%rank #45Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP58.5rank #217Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP359,185.6rank #5Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP80.2rank #20Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)63.8%rank #101Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data135.82Mrank #36Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data0.58rank #168Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)62.5%rank #50Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber30.9%rank #23Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.31%rank #79Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #80Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)140.6rank #138Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)18.9%rank #132Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch1.5rank #23Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber455.7rank #54Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data31.3%rank #53Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)80.3%rank #15Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch342.9rank #164Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)23.5%rank #68Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)85.5%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)317.3rank #142Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)855,310rank #21Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)5.6%rank #74Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)13.9%rank #105Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)77.1%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)258,230rank #24Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)1,558rank #137Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)122.7rank #49Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)0.04rank #140Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)70.8rank #139Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)98.4rank #167Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR56,176rank #149Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)41.8%rank #41Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)80.7%rank #3Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)0.08rank #147Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.89rank #89Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.68rank #152Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)33.9rank #25Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)15.7rank #69Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.56rank #131Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.38rank #115Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internally displaced personspeopleUNHCR3.54Mrank #31Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)41.2%rank #151Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data4.8rank #103Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.55rank #99Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.05rank #163Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.19rank #127Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.52rank #161Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.87rank #188Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR123,848rank #47Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR478,150rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT13.6%rank #62Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Battle-related deaths (state-based)deaths/yearUCDP1,864rank #31Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data4,594rank #45Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.1rank #68Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)9.7rank #67Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.2rank #57Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.1rank #60Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.9rank #59Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.2rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.7rank #34Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP4,158rank #46Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.1rank #56Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.5rank #52Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.8rank #59Data 2026 · Status unspecified