Nigeria

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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