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Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Abuja
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old54.6years
Ranks 217 of 217 in 2024
27% below world median · 15% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old115.6per 1,000 live births
Ranks 196 of 196 in 2024
6.7× above world median · 1.4× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old993per 100,000 live births
Ranks 194 of 194 in 2023
20.1× above world median · 2.9× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2021 · 5 years old33.8% of under-5s
Ranks 27 of 32 in 2021
81% above world median · 18% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.19% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
34% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.38births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.3× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old70.4% of adults 15+
Ranks 28 of 29 in 2024
25% below world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old89.6% gross
Ranks 142 of 166 in 2023
10% below world median · 8% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old0.32% of GDP
Ranks 120 of 121 in 2023
91% below world median · 90% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,224current US$
Ranks 166 of 186 in 2025
84% below world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old9,532international $
Ranks 129 of 185 in 2025
53% below world median · 1.2× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old41.8% of population
Ranks 70 of 73 in 2022
37.0× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old33.9index, 0–100
Ranks 36 of 73 in 2022
about the same world median · 12% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.1% of labour force
Ranks 44 of 182 in 2025
40% below world median · 41% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old23.0% per year
Not ranked — no better end
6.6× above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.56% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
65% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old62.5% of population
Ranks 183 of 215 in 2024
38% below world median · 8% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old29.9% of population
Ranks 128 of 148 in 2024
63% below world median · 10% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old41.2% of population
Ranks 153 of 182 in 2024
50% below world median · 12% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.57t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
78% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old237.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
35.3× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.