https://www.humantruth.info/nigeria.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 150th best |
Capital | Abuja |
Land Area | 910 770km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 195.9m2 |
Life Expectancy | 52.68yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $4 790 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | NG, NGA, 5665 |
Internet Domain | .ng6 |
Currency | Naira (NGN)7 |
Telephone | +2348 |
“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
“Nigeria 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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
161 | Pakistan | 0.544 |
162 | Togo | 0.539 |
163= | Haiti | 0.535 |
163= | Nigeria | 0.535 |
165 | Rwanda | 0.534 |
166= | Benin | 0.525 |
166= | Uganda | 0.525 |
168 | Lesotho | 0.514 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
139 | Mauritania | $5 075 |
140 | Djibouti | $5 025 |
141 | Venezuela | $4 811 |
142 | Nigeria | $4 790 |
143 | Pakistan | $4 624 |
144 | Marshall Islands | $4 620 |
145 | Kyrgyzstan | $4 566 |
146 | Tajikistan | $4 548 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
147 | Pakistan | 110.2 |
148 | Gabon | 111.1 |
149 | Cambodia | 111.2 |
150 | Nigeria | 111.6 |
151 | Benin | 111.7 |
152 | Zambia | 111.8 |
153 | Gambia | 111.9 |
154 | Micronesia | 112.3 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
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.
#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 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
6 | Brazil | 209.5m |
7 | Nigeria | 195.9m |
8 | Bangladesh | 161.4m |
9 | Russia | 145.7m |
10 | Japan | 127.2m |
11 | Mexico | 126.2m |
12 | Ethiopia | 109.2m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
188 | Ivory Coast | 58.6 |
189 | Swaziland | 57.1 |
190 | Somalia | 55.3 |
191 | S. Sudan | 55.0 |
192 | Central African Rep. | 53.9 |
193 | Lesotho | 53.1 |
194 | Nigeria | 52.7 |
195 | Chad | 52.5 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
198 | Burkina Faso | 4.67 |
199 | Benin | 4.90 |
200 | Burundi | 4.98 |
201 | Nigeria | 5.14 |
202 | Angola | 5.21 |
203 | Mali | 5.87 |
204 | Central African Rep. | 5.92 |
205 | Congo, DR | 6.11 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
9 | Angola | 05.0 |
10= | Afghanistan | 05.0 |
10= | Zimbabwe | 05.0 |
12 | Nigeria | 05.1 |
13= | Qatar | 05.1 |
14 | Somalia | 05.4 |
15= | Togo | 05.4 |
16 | Ivory Coast | 05.6 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
164 | El Salvador | 0.7% |
165 | Laos | 0.7% |
166 | Nicaragua | 0.7% |
167 | Nigeria | 0.6% |
168 | Algeria | 0.6% |
169 | Mongolia | 0.6% |
170 | Tunisia | 0.5% |
171 | Egypt | 0.5% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
183 | Brazil | 0.7% |
184 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% |
185 | Qatar | 0.7% |
186 | Nigeria | 0.6% |
187 | Maldives | 0.6% |
188 | China | 0.6% |
189 | Japan | 0.6% |
190 | Oman | 0.5% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#antisemitism #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #nigeria #nigeria_antisemitism #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
150 | Papua New Guinea | 113.5 |
151 | Bahrain | 115.4 |
152 | Bhutan | 115.8 |
153 | Nigeria | 117.1 |
154 | Niger | 117.3 |
155 | Rwanda | 117.3 |
Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#health #nigeria #nigeria_health #nigeria_smoking #smoking
Health (2025)29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
207 | Niger | 164.3 |
208 | Mali | 165.1 |
209 | Ivory Coast | 166.4 |
210 | Nigeria | 166.5 |
211 | Angola | 170.3 |
212 | S. Sudan | 179.2 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #nigeria #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism #vietnam
Compared to Africa (2025)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
4 | Madagascar | 52.4 |
5 | Nigeria | 55.8 |
6 | Rwanda | 56.4 |
7 | Uganda | 57.8 |
8 | Kenya | 57.9 |
9 | Mauritius | 58.1 |
10 | Ghana | 58.6 |
11 | Tunisia | 60.1 |
12 | Niger | 61.3 |
13 | Tanzania | 61.6 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
11 | Denmark | 50.4 |
12 | Mali | 51.0 |
13 | Madagascar | 52.4 |
14 | Nigeria | 55.8 |
15 | Rwanda | 56.4 |
16 | Chile | 56.4 |
17 | Peru | 56.7 |
18 | Liechtenstein | 56.8 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
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 better42 | ||
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Pos. | Total42 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
201 | Mayotte | -11.6% |
202 | Congo, DR | -12.7% |
203 | Belize | -12.9% |
204 | Nigeria | -13.6% |
205 | El Salvador | -13.8% |
206 | Botswana | -13.9% |
207 | Sierra Leone | -14.0% |
208 | Burkina 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 better40 | ||
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Pos. | 201840 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
97 | Nicaragua | 55.0 |
98 | Bahamas | 55.0 |
99 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.9 |
100 | Nigeria | 54.8 |
101 | Kazakhstan | 54.6 |
102 | Samoa | 54.5 |
103 | Suriname | 54.2 |
104 | Sao Tome & Principe | 54.0 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better38 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Avg38 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
13 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.45 |
14 | Niger | 0.48 |
15 | Congo, DR | 0.49 |
16 | Nigeria | 0.49 |
17 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.53 |
18 | Gabon | 0.55 |
19 | Switzerland | 0.55 |
20 | Nepal | 0.55 |
Africa Avg | 0.83 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
7 | Finland | 79% |
8 | Georgia | 79% |
9 | Switzerland | 78% |
10 | Nigeria | 78% |
11 | Germany | 76% |
12 | Belarus | 76% |
13 | Lithuania | 75% |
14 | Australia | 74% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better41 | ||
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Pos. | 2011 %41 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
106 | Bahrain | 26.3% |
107 | S. Africa | 26.2% |
108 | Lithuania | 25.6% |
109 | Nigeria | 25.3% |
110 | Armenia | 25.3% |
111 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% |
112 | Iraq | 24.9% |
113 | Sweden | 24.3% |
Africa Avg | 38.3% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better37 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 kg37 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
4 | Madagascar | 05.4 |
5 | India | 05.7 |
6 | Nigeria | 07.0 |
7 | Ethiopia | 07.1 |
8 | Rwanda | 07.6 |
9 | Mali | 07.8 |
10 | Niger | 08.1 |
11 | Afghanistan | 08.7 |
12 | Uganda | 09.4 |
Africa Avg | 24.9 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
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 better39 | ||
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Pos. | 2023 Score39 | |
1 | Iceland | 6.7 |
2 | Finland | 6.7 |
3 | Norway | 6.4 |
... | ||
48 | Argentina | 4.3 |
49 | Indonesia | 4.3 |
50 | India | 4.3 |
51 | Nigeria | 4.2 |
52 | Ecuador | 4.1 |
53= | Kazakhstan | 4.1 |
53= | Vietnam | 4.1 |
55 | Thailand | 4.1 |
Africa Avg | 4.0 | |
World Avg | 4.8 | |
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
#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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
3= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
... | ||
11 | Gabon | 108.2 |
12 | Uganda | 109.8 |
13 | Ghana | 110.3 |
14 | Nigeria | 111.1 |
15 | Zimbabwe | 111.6 |
16 | Cape Verde | 113.3 |
17 | Namibia | 113.4 |
18 | Cameroon | 114.2 |
19 | Swaziland | 115.9 |
Africa Avg | 120.19 | |
q=53. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
123 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
124 | Uganda | 109.8 |
125 | Ghana | 110.3 |
126 | Nigeria | 111.1 |
127 | Marshall Islands | 111.1 |
128 | Zimbabwe | 111.6 |
129 | Cape Verde | 113.3 |
130 | Namibia | 113.4 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
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 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2948 |
2 | Israel | 4.1148 |
3 | Japan | 3.5848 |
... | ||
87= | Mongolia | 0.2349 |
87= | Bermuda | 0.2349 |
89 | Togo | 0.2250 |
90= | Nigeria | 0.2251 |
91 | Azerbaijan | 0.2149 |
92 | Burkina Faso | 0.2052 |
93 | Vietnam | 0.1953 |
94= | Panama | 0.1853 |
Africa Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years54 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
167 | Laos | 10.1 |
168 | Madagascar | 10.1 |
169 | Honduras | 10.1 |
170 | Nigeria | 10.1 |
171 | Congo, DR | 9.8 |
172 | Guinea | 9.8 |
173 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.7 |
174 | Haiti | 9.7 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
139 | Ecuador | 139 |
140 | Syria | 140 |
141 | Mauritania | 141 |
142 | Nigeria | 142 |
143 | Mali | 143 |
144 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 144 |
145 | Qatar | 145 |
146 | Philippines | 146 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %55 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
83= | Kenya | 87 |
83= | Mozambique | 87 |
85 | Congo, DR | 88 |
86= | Nigeria | 88 |
86= | Nicaragua | 88 |
88 | Djibouti | 89 |
89= | Ghana | 89 |
89= | Guatemala | 89 |
Africa Avg | 87.0 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200656 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
119= | Niger | 69 |
119= | Mali | 69 |
119= | Burundi | 69 |
119= | Nigeria | 69 |
123 | Chad | 68 |
124= | Burkina Faso | 68 |
124= | Somalia | 68 |
124= | Angola | 68 |
Africa Avg | 70.6 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201657 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
103= | Paraguay | 47% |
103= | Fiji | 47% |
105 | Tonga | 47% |
106 | Nigeria | 46% |
107 | Jordan | 46% |
108 | Panama | 45% |
109 | Mexico | 45% |
110= | Kenya | 45% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet Lower is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201258 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
12= | Brazil | 27 |
13 | Kenya | 29 |
14 | Georgia | 30 |
15 | Nigeria | 33 |
16= | S. Korea | 34 |
16= | Uganda | 34 |
18 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 |
19 | Mexico | 37 |
Africa Avg | 45.0 | |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IT Security Lower is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201359 | |
1= | Ireland | 0.11 |
1= | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
1= | Belize | 0.11 |
... | ||
49 | France | 1.13 |
50 | Italy | 1.15 |
51 | Vietnam | 1.15 |
52 | Nigeria | 1.18 |
53 | Mauritania | 1.19 |
54 | Azerbaijan | 1.21 |
55 | Belarus | 1.22 |
56 | Armenia | 1.22 |
Africa Avg | 1.07 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio60 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
97= | Angola | 0.0 |
97= | Armenia | 0.0 |
97= | Cape Verde | 0.0 |
97= | Nigeria | 0.0 |
97= | Uzbekistan | 0.0 |
97= | Colombia | 0.0 |
97= | Ghana | 0.0 |
97= | Yemen | 0.0 |
Africa Avg | 0.04 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202461 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
97 | Bolivia | 33.1% |
98 | Botswana | 33.1% |
99 | Benin | 32.8% |
100 | Nigeria | 32.7% |
101 | Iran | 32.5% |
102 | Namibia | 32.1% |
103 | Laos | 31.5% |
104 | Guatemala | 31.0% |
Africa Avg | 32.3% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
National Culture:
World Giving Index Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %62 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
10= | Ukraine | 49.0 |
10= | Ireland | 49.0 |
12 | Czechia | 48.0 |
13= | Nigeria | 48.0 |
13= | Thailand | 48.0 |
15 | Guinea | 47.0 |
16= | UK | 47.0 |
16= | Brazil | 47.0 |
Africa Avg | 38.2 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points63 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
150 | Central African Rep. | 24.0 |
151= | Lebanon | 24.0 |
151= | Guatemala | 24.0 |
151= | Nigeria | 24.0 |
151= | Cambodia | 24.0 |
151= | Afghanistan | 24.0 |
151= | Tajikistan | 24.0 |
157 | Zimbabwe | 23.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
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 better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score64 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
102 | Guinea | 4.9 |
103 | Namibia | 4.9 |
104 | Cameroon | 4.9 |
105 | Nigeria | 4.9 |
106 | Azerbaijan | 4.9 |
107 | Senegal | 4.9 |
108 | Palestine | 4.8 |
109 | Pakistan | 4.8 |
Africa Avg | 4.42 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
143 | Benin | 143 |
144 | Cameroon | 144 |
145 | Laos | 145 |
146 | Nigeria | 146 |
147 | Equatorial Guinea | 147 |
148 | Angola | 148 |
149 | Zambia | 149 |
150 | Pakistan | 150 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
119 | Colombia | 119 |
120 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 120 |
121 | Zambia | 121 |
122 | Nigeria | 122 |
123 | Pakistan | 123 |
124 | Lithuania | 124 |
125 | St Lucia | 125 |
126 | Chad | 126 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score65 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
141= | Venezuela | 2.69 |
142 | Chad | 2.70 |
143 | Israel | 2.71 |
144 | Nigeria | 2.71 |
145 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.74 |
146 | Pakistan | 2.75 |
147= | Iran | 2.80 |
147= | Turkey | 2.80 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
4 | Egypt | 4 |
5 | Nigeria | 5 |
6 | Uruguay | 6 |
7 | Indonesia | 7 |
8 | Brunei | 8 |
9 | Moldova | 9 |
10 | Morocco | 10 |
11 | Oman | 11 |
12 | Tanzania | 12 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
134 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 134 |
135 | Afghanistan | 135 |
136 | Trinidad & Tobago | 136 |
137 | Nigeria | 137 |
138 | Cambodia | 138 |
139 | Mali | 139 |
140 | Haiti | 140 |
141 | Mongolia | 141 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score66 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
143 | Yemen | 7.26 |
144 | India | 7.52 |
145 | Somalia | 7.80 |
146 | Pakistan | 7.89 |
147 | Syria | 8.01 |
148 | Nigeria | 8.60 |
149 | Iraq | 9.24 |
150 | Afghanistan | 9.60 |
Africa Avg | 3.41 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201967 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
177 | Congo, DR | 36.10 |
178 | S. Sudan | 36.20 |
179 | Mali | 36.70 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %68 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%69 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%69 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%70 |
... | ||
82 | Thailand | 34.9%69 |
83 | Ethiopia | 35.0%71 |
84= | Russia | 35.1%69 |
84= | Nigeria | 35.1%72 |
84= | Qatar | 35.1%73 |
87 | Liberia | 35.3%74 |
88= | Ivory Coast | 35.3%69 |
89 | Marshall Islands | 35.5%75 |
Africa Avg | 40.7% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Income inequality data is rarely available for Nigeria - only for 8 years between 1980 and 2019.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better76 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity76 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
82 | Angola | .282 |
83 | Gambia | .286 |
84 | Senegal | .288 |
85 | Nigeria | .291 |
86 | Sierra Leone | .297 |
87 | Liberia | .320 |
88 | Guinea | .336 |
89 | Benin | .368 |
Africa Avg | .264 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #nigeria #pentecostalism #religion #religion_in_nigeria #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %55 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
83= | Kenya | 87 |
83= | Mozambique | 87 |
85 | Congo, DR | 88 |
86= | Nigeria | 88 |
86= | Nicaragua | 88 |
88 | Djibouti | 89 |
89= | Ghana | 89 |
89= | Guatemala | 89 |
91 | Honduras | 90 |
92= | Cameroon | 90 |
92= | Rwanda | 90 |
92= | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
96= | Philippines | 91 |
96= | Zambia | 91 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)77 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %77 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
122= | Niger | 0 |
122= | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
122= | Rwanda | 0 |
122= | Cameroon | 0 |
122= | Philippines | 0 |
122= | Kuwait | 0 |
122= | Madagascar | 0 |
122= | Nigeria | 0 |
122= | Malawi | 0 |
122= | Chad | 0 |
122= | Nepal | 0 |
122= | Morocco | 0 |
122= | Mauritania | 0 |
122= | Mali | 0 |
122= | Senegal | 0 |
122= | Oman | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
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:
Christian | 49.3% |
Muslim | 48.8% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 1.4% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.4% |
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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