Development Ledger · Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
HDI rank 164 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 5
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.560
+0.181 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.379
32.3% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
54.5 yrs
Expected schooling 10.5 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$5,569
Mean schooling 7.6 yrs
HDI over Time
Nigeria against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.531
Education0.545
Income0.607
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.36. A child born today will be 36% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Nigeria against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.