Nigeria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 6,207.42 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 227,882,945 HDI (2023): 0.56
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 157
Score: 37.1
Vulnerability 0.481
Readiness 0.222

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 61st most vulnerable country and the 173rd 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 21 22 23
Ranking
155
157
153
153
159
158
157
161
151
146
129
102
100
96
101
92
100
100
100
166
166
163
165
163
163
161
160
160
157
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.481
Food
0.605
Projected change of cereal yields
0.975
Projected population change
0.535
Food import dependency
0.165
Rural population
0.493
Agriculture capacity
0.985
Child malnutrition
0.479
Water
0.476
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
0.943
Access to reliable drinking water
0.720
Health
0.540
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
0.224
Slum population
0.494
Medical staff
0.935
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.688
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
0.204
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
0.507
Age dependency ratio
0.754
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.857
Infrastructure
0.213
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.025
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.213
Electricity access
0.392
Disaster preparedness
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