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Federal Republic of Nigeria

NGA NG ₦ Nigerian naira (NGN)

Every statistic we track for Nigeria — 117 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$9,994

#136 of 191

Life expectancy

60.1 yrs

#166 of 188

Happiness score

4.79

#106 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.31

#96 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 63.3% #85/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 63.3% #85/139 2024
Bank Branches 3.3 #140/153 2024
Current Account Balance 5.8% #30/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 48.3% #74/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 54.5% #43/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 1,479 #16/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #172/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.4% #131/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 2 #49/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 377.4 #47/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 2,424.2 #19/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,556 #163/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 5,070 #122/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 9,994 #136/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.8% #49/184 2019
Government Debt 32.3% #144/185 2026
Income per Person 3,169 #136/183 2018
Income per Person 3,169 #136/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 16% #11/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 6.2 #111/130 2023
Listed Companies 169 #32/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 23.7% #106/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 32.8% #39/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.1% #47/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 1.1% #19/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 21.6% #45/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.6% #48/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 1,134,448,580,250 #24/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.4 #15/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 3,544,519 #8/38 2025
Median Age 18.3 #216/235 2026
Population 170.9 #7/229 2013
Population 242.6 #6/191 2026
Population Density 266.2 #56/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 478,150 #12/195 2025
Urban Population 63% #111/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 61.2% #183/214 2023
Internet Users 41.2% #153/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 99.6 #139/209 2022
Read News Online 25% #56/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 12.7% #150/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2 #152/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 11.6 #1/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.3% #147/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 36.1% #114/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 60.1 #6/191 2023
Life Expectancy 60.1 #166/188 2013
Life Expectancy 64.5 #160/186 2020
Suicide Rate 8.8 #88/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 3.3% #167/167 2022
Undernourishment 19.9% #27/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 47 #170/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 0.3% #110/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.6 #158/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 320 #141/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 25% #107/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #102/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.4 #109/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.1 #161/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 #143/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 26 #142/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #88/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #90/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #86/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #94/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 44 #126/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #41/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #100/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1 #169/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.4 #118/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #96/179 2025
Military Spending 0.9% #114/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #80/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 34.5% #31/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #24/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 51 #109/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.3 #132/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 69.4% #19/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 26.5% #33/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.7 #130/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 32% #41/48 2026
Press Freedom Index 48.1 #109/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 79% #1/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 68% #2/48 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 8.4 #60/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.2 #59/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 78.8% #115/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 25.8% #115/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.3 #91/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 32% #49/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 4.6% #83/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 7.1 #15/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 44 #123/141 2023
World Risk Index 9.2 #60/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 72.7% #52/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.8 #106/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.7 #123/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.3 #106/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #26/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #104/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #136/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #102/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #164/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 15% #38/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 80.9% #85/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 91.2% #21/143 2018
Secular Values 0.3 #56/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #59/64 2022
Signed a Petition 7.1% #108/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 22.6% #21/120 2017
Trust in government 4.3 #80/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.9 #113/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.3 #35/120 2017
Trust in Science 68.8% #94/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 66.2% #68/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.6 #102/153 2017

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