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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 5,186.41 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 206,139,587 | HDI (2020): 0.54 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
158
Score: 37.5
Vulnerability
0.500
Readiness
0.251
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Nigeria places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Nigeria is the 53rd most vulnerable country and the 179th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Ranking | 152 | 149 | 148 | 147 | 150 | 148 | 144 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 128 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 165 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 158 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.500 | |
| Food | 0.591 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.975 | |
| Projected population change | 0.535 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.228 | |
| Rural population | 0.518 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.993 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.295 | |
| Water | 0.488 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.602 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.314 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.048 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.228 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.936 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.802 | |
| Health | 0.595 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.568 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.460 | |
| Slum population | 0.553 | |
| Medical staff | 0.946 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.710 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.412 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.316 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.397 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.207 | |
| Protected biome | 0.561 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.692 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.621 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.175 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.768 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.482 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.820 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.626 | |
| Paved roads | 0.857 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.274 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.025 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.370 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.154 | |
| Electricity access | 0.451 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.213 |