The Human Truth Foundation

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

https://www.humantruth.info/nigeria.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Flag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index150th best
CapitalAbuja
Land Area 910 770km21
LocationAfrica
Population195.9m2
Life Expectancy52.68yrs (2017)3
GNI$4 790 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesNG, NGA, 5665
Internet Domain.ng6
CurrencyNaira (NGN)7
Telephone+2348

1. Overview

British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverNigeria may well be West Africa´s most exciting country, but with the sensory overload of its largest city, Lagos, and reputation as a difficult destination, it´s often overlooked by travellers. Nigeria is a pulsating powerhouse: as the most populous nation on the continent it dominates the region economically and culturally, spreading the fruits of its rapid development throughout Africa with fury. Lagos, Nigeria´s main city, is bursting at the seams: with burgeoning technology and telecommunications industries, posh restaurants and clubs, and an absolutely exploding music and arts scene, this megacity is the face of modern Africa. In villages and towns outside Gidi (as Lagosians call their city), you may often feel as if you´re a lone explorer getting a glimpse of the raw edges of the world.

Immersing yourself in the deep and layered cultures, histories, and surroundings - from the ancient Muslim cities of the north to the river deltas, from Yoruba kingdoms and spiritual shrines to the legacy of tribal conflict and the slave ports, and among simply stunning natural environments - provides a worthy antidote to a sometimes exhausting journey.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Nigeria National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
161Pakistan0.544
162Togo0.539
163=Haiti0.535
163=Nigeria0.535
165Rwanda0.534
166=Benin0.525
166=Uganda0.525
168Lesotho0.514
Africa Avg0.56
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
139Mauritania$5 075
140Djibouti$5 025
141Venezuela$4 811
142Nigeria$4 790
143Pakistan$4 624
144Marshall Islands$4 620
145Kyrgyzstan$4 566
146Tajikistan$4 548
Africa Avg$5 339
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Denmark27.0
2Norway29.9
3Sweden31.8
...
147Pakistan110.2
148Gabon111.1
149Cambodia111.2
150Nigeria111.6
151Benin111.7
152Zambia111.8
153Gambia111.9
154Micronesia112.3
Africa Avg119.0
World Avg88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Nigeria's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Nigeria's population is predicted to rise to 257.81 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 5.14. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
4Indonesia267.7m
5Pakistan212.2m
6Brazil209.5m
7Nigeria195.9m
8Bangladesh161.4m
9Russia145.7m
10Japan127.2m
11Mexico126.2m
12Ethiopia109.2m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
188Ivory Coast58.6
189Swaziland57.1
190Somalia55.3
191S. Sudan55.0
192Central African Rep.53.9
193Lesotho53.1
194Nigeria52.7
195Chad52.5
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
198Burkina Faso4.67
199Benin4.90
200Burundi4.98
201Nigeria5.14
202Angola5.21
203Mali5.87
204Central African Rep.5.92
205Congo, DR6.11
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
15
Pos.2016
Per 10015
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
9Angola05.0
10=Afghanistan05.0
10=Zimbabwe05.0
12Nigeria05.1
13=Qatar05.1
14Somalia05.4
15=Togo05.4
16Ivory Coast05.6
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.2017
%16
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
164El Salvador0.7%
165Laos0.7%
166Nicaragua0.7%
167Nigeria0.6%
168Algeria0.6%
169Mongolia0.6%
170Tunisia0.5%
171Egypt0.5%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants17
Pos.2010
%17
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
...
183Brazil0.7%
184Saudi Arabia0.7%
185Qatar0.7%
186Nigeria0.6%
187Maldives0.6%
188China0.6%
189Japan0.6%
190Oman0.5%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #nigeria #nigeria_antisemitism #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank18
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
150Papua New Guinea113.5
151Bahrain115.4
152Bhutan115.8
153Nigeria117.1
154Niger117.3
155Rwanda117.3
Africa Avg110.04
World Avg86.55
q=199.
Nigeria is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Nigeria does worse than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports19 (still high for Africa), supporting press freedom20, its average Freedom in the World rating (still low for Africa), eliminating modern slavery21, LGBT equality22 and in freethought23. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)24 (amongst the worst in Africa), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms25 and in opposing gender inequality26 (the highest in Africa). Homosexuality is illegal and the LGBT community is explicitly discriminated against in law, effectively authorising abuse and persecution27. In addition, in "the Sharia penal code adopted by 12 northern Nigerian states [stipulates] death by stoning [for men], and whipping and/or imprisonment for women"27, and is fundamentally opposed to other human rights, especially freedom of belief and gender equality28.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. Health

#health #nigeria #nigeria_health #nigeria_smoking #smoking

Health (2025)29
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank29
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
207Niger164.3
208Mali165.1
209Ivory Coast166.4
210Nigeria166.5
211Angola170.3
212S. Sudan179.2
Africa Avg111.13
World Avg96.74
q=212.
Nigeria is amongst the unhealthiest places in the world, causing serious issues for most of its citizens. Nigeria does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate30. But unfortunately Nigeria gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its adolescent birth rate31. It falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32, its alcohol consumption rate33 (one of the highest in Africa), its immunizations take-up34 and in its fertility rate14. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in terms of its average life expectancy11. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Nigeria in 1990 was 46yrs, much lower than the global average of 64.6. It improved by +6.9yrs in the 30 years from then, but this was so much less of an improvement than the global average (of +7.9yrs) that by 2016-9 it had the lowest life expectancy in the world. Nigeria's peak fertility rate was 6.92 in 1978, but regions in the north are currently above that, at 7.435.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

6. Nigeria's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #nigeria #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism #vietnam

Compared to Africa (2025)36
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank36
1Morocco46.5
2Burundi47.8
3Mali51.0
4Madagascar52.4
5Nigeria55.8
6Rwanda56.4
7Uganda57.8
8Kenya57.9
9Mauritius58.1
10Ghana58.6
11Tunisia60.1
12Niger61.3
13Tanzania61.6
Africa Avg80.07
q=53.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)36
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank36
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
...
11Denmark50.4
12Mali51.0
13Madagascar52.4
14Nigeria55.8
15Rwanda56.4
16Chile56.4
17Peru56.7
18Liechtenstein56.8
World Avg84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

Nigeria is 14th-best in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 7 data sets. Nigeria comes in the best 20 when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person37, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in energy to GDP efficiency38. Nigeria doesn't do so well in other areas. Nigeria does worse than average when it comes to its score on the Green Future Index39 (still good for Africa), its environmental performance40 (still good for Africa), the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population41 and in its forested percent change 2000-202042.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
42
Pos.Total42
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
201Mayotte-11.6%
202Congo, DR-12.7%
203Belize-12.9%
204Nigeria-13.6%
205El Salvador-13.8%
206Botswana-13.9%
207Sierra Leone-14.0%
208Burkina Faso-14.4%
Africa Avg-8.7%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.

From 2000 to 2010, Nigeria destroyed 1633 thousand hectares of forest cover, 7% of its total. From 2010 to 2020, it lost a further 7%, falling to 21627 thousand hectares.

Environmental Performance
Higher is better
40
Pos.201840
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
97Nicaragua55.0
98Bahamas55.0
99Kyrgyzstan54.9
100Nigeria54.8
101Kazakhstan54.6
102Samoa54.5
103Suriname54.2
104Sao Tome & Principe54.0
Africa Avg46.4
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Energy to GDP Efficiency
Lower is better38
Pos.2022
Avg38
1Rwanda0.25
2Chad0.26
3Tanzania0.31
...
13Guinea-Bissau0.45
14Niger0.48
15Congo, DR0.49
16Nigeria0.49
17Myanmar (Burma)0.53
18Gabon0.55
19Switzerland0.55
20Nepal0.55
Africa Avg0.83
World Avg1.23
q=165.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
7Finland79%
8Georgia79%
9Switzerland78%
10Nigeria78%
11Germany76%
12Belarus76%
13Lithuania75%
14Australia74%
Africa Avg56.4%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Rational Beliefs on the Environment
Higher is better41
Pos.2011
%41
1Argentina78.3%
2Greece77.6%
3Brazil77.1%
...
106Bahrain26.3%
107S. Africa26.2%
108Lithuania25.6%
109Nigeria25.3%
110Armenia25.3%
111Kazakhstan25.0%
112Iraq24.9%
113Sweden24.3%
Africa Avg38.3%
World Avg39.9%
q=145.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
37
Pos.2021
kg37
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
4Madagascar05.4
5India05.7
6Nigeria07.0
7Ethiopia07.1
8Rwanda07.6
9Mali07.8
10Niger08.1
11Afghanistan08.7
12Uganda09.4
Africa Avg24.9
World Avg52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, Nigeria had the 7th-lowest meat consumption per person in the world, and it remains in the top 10 for countries who don't engage in, or encourage, the use of much land and resources for growing animals for food.37

Green Future Index
Higher is better
39
Pos.2023
Score39
1Iceland6.7
2Finland6.7
3Norway6.4
...
48Argentina4.3
49Indonesia4.3
50India4.3
51Nigeria4.2
52Ecuador4.1
53=Kazakhstan4.1
53=Vietnam4.1
55Thailand4.1
Africa Avg4.0
World Avg4.8
q=76.

Nigeria has done the least (after Vietnam) to reduce its carbon emissions recently, according to 2023 edition of the Green Futures Index.43

7. Nigeria's Modernity and Learning

#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #it_security #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #nigeria #pakistan #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)44
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank44
1S. Africa56.9
2Tunisia70.8
3=Mauritius79.6
...
11Gabon108.2
12Uganda109.8
13Ghana110.3
14Nigeria111.1
15Zimbabwe111.6
16Cape Verde113.3
17Namibia113.4
18Cameroon114.2
19Swaziland115.9
Africa Avg120.19
q=53.
Modernity & Learning (2020)44
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank44
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
123El Salvador109.2
124Uganda109.8
125Ghana110.3
126Nigeria111.1
127Marshall Islands111.1
128Zimbabwe111.6
129Cape Verde113.3
130Namibia113.4
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark45. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone45. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots46.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)47

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe45, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia45.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development
Higher is better
Pos.2016
% RDP PPP
1S. Korea4.2948
2Israel4.1148
3Japan3.5848
...
87=Mongolia0.2349
87=Bermuda0.2349
89Togo0.2250
90=Nigeria0.2251
91Azerbaijan0.2149
92Burkina Faso0.2052
93Vietnam0.1953
94=Panama0.1853
Africa Avg0.36
World Avg0.84
q=126.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
54
Pos.2021
Years54
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
167Laos10.1
168Madagascar10.1
169Honduras10.1
170Nigeria10.1
171Congo, DR9.8
172Guinea9.8
173Equatorial Guinea9.7
174Haiti9.7
Africa Avg11.0
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours
Lower is better
32
Pos.2017
Rank32
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
...
139Ecuador139
140Syria140
141Mauritania141
142Nigeria142
143Mali143
144Congo, (Brazzaville)144
145Qatar145
146Philippines146
Africa Avg106.4
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Religiosity
Lower is better
55
Pos.2018
%55
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
...
83=Kenya87
83=Mozambique87
85Congo, DR88
86=Nigeria88
86=Nicaragua88
88Djibouti89
89=Ghana89
89=Guatemala89
Africa Avg87.0
World Avg54.3
q=106.
IQ
Higher is better56
Pos.200656
1=Hong Kong108
1=Singapore108
3S. Korea106
...
119=Niger69
119=Mali69
119=Burundi69
119=Nigeria69
123Chad68
124=Burkina Faso68
124=Somalia68
124=Angola68
Africa Avg70.6
World Avg85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
57
Pos.201657
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
103=Paraguay47%
103=Fiji47%
105Tonga47%
106Nigeria46%
107Jordan46%
108Panama45%
109Mexico45%
110=Kenya45%
Africa Avg18.4%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
Freedom On The Internet
Lower is better
58
Pos.201258
1Estonia10
2USA12
3Germany15
...
12=Brazil27
13Kenya29
14Georgia30
15Nigeria33
16=S. Korea34
16=Uganda34
18Kyrgyzstan35
19Mexico37
Africa Avg45.0
World Avg46.7
q=47.
IT Security
Lower is better
59
Pos.201359
1=Ireland0.11
1=Luxembourg0.11
1=Belize0.11
...
49France1.13
50Italy1.15
51Vietnam1.15
52Nigeria1.18
53Mauritania1.19
54Azerbaijan1.21
55Belarus1.22
56Armenia1.22
Africa Avg1.07
World Avg0.98
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
60
Pos.2017
Ratio60
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
97=Angola0.0
97=Armenia0.0
97=Cape Verde0.0
97=Nigeria0.0
97=Uzbekistan0.0
97=Colombia0.0
97=Ghana0.0
97=Yemen0.0
Africa Avg0.04
World Avg3.82
q=176.
Digital Quality of Life
Higher is better
61
Pos.202461
1Germany77.9%
2Finland76.9%
3France73.9%
...
97Bolivia33.1%
98Botswana33.1%
99Benin32.8%
100Nigeria32.7%
101Iran32.5%
102Namibia32.1%
103Laos31.5%
104Guatemala31.0%
Africa Avg32.3%
World Avg48.4%
q=121.

National Culture:

World Giving Index
Higher is better
62
Pos.2022
%62
1Indonesia68.0
2Kenya61.0
3USA59.0
...
10=Ukraine49.0
10=Ireland49.0
12Czechia48.0
13=Nigeria48.0
13=Thailand48.0
15Guinea47.0
16=UK47.0
16=Brazil47.0
Africa Avg38.2
World Avg39.6
q=125.
Corruption
Higher is better
63
Pos.2022
Points63
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
150Central African Rep.24.0
151=Lebanon24.0
151=Guatemala24.0
151=Nigeria24.0
151=Cambodia24.0
151=Afghanistan24.0
151=Tajikistan24.0
157Zimbabwe23.0
Africa Avg32.31
World Avg42.98
q=180.

In 1996, Nigeria began to be included in the Corruption Perception Index data, and had a significantly worse score (0.69) than Pakistan, who had the worst-spot the year before with 2.25. Nigeria maintained the worst average score of the 1990s, even as the CPI expanded to include nearly 100 countries. But things did improve, especially by the mid-2000s.

Corruption continues to plague Nigeria despite the Buhari administration´s increased efforts at reform and oversight. In October, President Buhari sacked Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, on corruption allegations, and National Intelligence Agency head, Ayodele Oke, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found US$43 million in cash in his apartment.

The EFCC accused Diezani Alison-Madeke, the former oil minister, of bribery, fraud, money laundering and misuse of public funds. In August, a court ordered forfeiture to the government of $44 million worth of property and $21 million from bank accounts linked to Alison-Madeke.

"World Report 2018" by Human Rights Watch (2018)27

Happiness
Higher is better
64
Pos.2024
Score64
1Finland7.7
2Denmark7.5
3Iceland7.5
...
102Guinea4.9
103Namibia4.9
104Cameroon4.9
105Nigeria4.9
106Azerbaijan4.9
107Senegal4.9
108Palestine4.8
109Pakistan4.8
Africa Avg4.42
World Avg5.58
q=147.
Creativity & Culture
Lower is better
32
Pos.2017
Rank32
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
...
143Benin143
144Cameroon144
145Laos145
146Nigeria146
147Equatorial Guinea147
148Angola148
149Zambia149
150Pakistan150
Africa Avg117.8
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid & Development
Lower is better
32
Pos.2017
Rank32
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
...
119Colombia119
120Congo, (Brazzaville)120
121Zambia121
122Nigeria122
123Pakistan123
124Lithuania124
125St Lucia125
126Chad126
Africa Avg96.7
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability:

Global Peace Index
Lower is better
65
Pos.2023
Score65
1Iceland1.12
2Denmark1.31
3Ireland1.31
...
141=Venezuela2.69
142Chad2.70
143Israel2.71
144Nigeria2.71
145Myanmar (Burma)2.74
146Pakistan2.75
147=Iran2.80
147=Turkey2.80
Africa Avg2.29
World Avg2.07
q=163.
Peacekeeping & Security
Lower is better
32
Pos.2017
Rank32
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
4Egypt4
5Nigeria5
6Uruguay6
7Indonesia7
8Brunei8
9Moldova9
10Morocco10
11Oman11
12Tanzania12
Africa Avg83.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees & UN Treaties
Lower is better
32
Pos.2017
Rank32
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
...
134St Vincent & Grenadines134
135Afghanistan135
136Trinidad & Tobago136
137Nigeria137
138Cambodia138
139Mali139
140Haiti140
141Mongolia141
Africa Avg104.5
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism
Lower is better
66
Pos.2019
Score66
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
...
143Yemen7.26
144India7.52
145Somalia7.80
146Pakistan7.89
147Syria8.01
148Nigeria8.60
149Iraq9.24
150Afghanistan9.60
Africa Avg3.41
World Avg2.78
q=150.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better67
Pos.201967
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
177Congo, DR36.10
178S. Sudan36.20
179Mali36.70
180Nigeria37.10
181Somalia38.90
182Sierra Leone39.00
183Central African Rep.40.10
184Chad40.90
Africa Avg26.10
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
68
Pos.2023
%68
1Slovakia24.1%69
2Slovenia24.3%69
3Belarus24.4%70
...
82Thailand34.9%69
83Ethiopia35.0%71
84=Russia35.1%69
84=Nigeria35.1%72
84=Qatar35.1%73
87Liberia35.3%74
88=Ivory Coast35.3%69
89Marshall Islands35.5%75
Africa Avg40.7%
World Avg36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Nigeria - only for 8 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty
Lower is better
76
Pos.2018
Severity76
1Armenia.001
2Ukraine.001
3Serbia.001
...
82Angola.282
83Gambia.286
84Senegal.288
85Nigeria.291
86Sierra Leone.297
87Liberia.320
88Guinea.336
89Benin.368
Africa Avg.264
World Avg.154
q=101.

8. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #nigeria #pentecostalism #religion #religion_in_nigeria #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)55
Pos.Lower is better
%55
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
...
83=Kenya87
83=Mozambique87
85Congo, DR88
86=Nigeria88
86=Nicaragua88
88Djibouti89
89=Ghana89
89=Guatemala89
91Honduras90
92=Cameroon90
92=Rwanda90
92=Liberia90
95Morocco91
96=Guinea-Bissau91
96=Philippines91
96=Zambia91
World Avg54.3
q=106.
Disbelief In God (2007)77
Pos.Higher is better
%77
1Vietnam81
2Japan65
3Sweden64
...
122=Niger0
122=Saudi Arabia0
122=Rwanda0
122=Cameroon0
122=Philippines0
122=Kuwait0
122=Madagascar0
122=Nigeria0
122=Malawi0
122=Chad0
122=Nepal0
122=Morocco0
122=Mauritania0
122=Mali0
122=Senegal0
122=Oman0
World Avg9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below78:

Christian49.3%
Muslim48.8%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion1.4%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%79.

Freedom of Religion and Belief: Twelve northern provinces of Nigeria formalize the use of Islamic Sharia Law, which is fundamentally opposed to human rights, especially freedom of belief, gender equality and LGBT tolerance.80. Polling shows that "sizable percentages" of Christian and Muslim adherents both consider that "their own religious freedom is more important than religious freedom for others. Neither group trusts people from other religions"81.

Nigeria: A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Nigeria, identified as Pentecostal Christians82.

When Christianity spread, Muslims clashed with Christians. [...] The intensity of this struggle has increased since Nigeria's independence in 1960, when Saudi Arabia began to float 'its austere interpretation of Islam to the discomfort of Sufi groups' (Hunwick 1992, 143). Much later, many Muslim youths in Nigeria began to admire the Iranian kind of Islam, giving way to a political militancy that has been commonly referred to as 'fundamentalism'.

"Evangelical Christianity And Democracy in Africa" by Terence O. Ranger (2008)83

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