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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 6,069.19 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 218,541,212 | HDI (2022): 0.55 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
152
Score: 39.4
Vulnerability
0.462
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 64th most vulnerable country and the 180th 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 |
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| Ranking | 147 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 143 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 126 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 101 | 93 | 97 | 96 | 93 | 163 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 154 | 151 | 152 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.462 | |
| Food | 0.572 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.975 | |
| Projected population change | 0.535 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.177 | |
| Rural population | 0.501 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.978 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.266 | |
| Water | 0.380 | |
| 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 | 0.367 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.720 | |
| Health | 0.548 | |
| 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 | 0.272 | |
| Slum population | 0.494 | |
| Medical staff | 0.934 | |
| 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 | 0.629 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.175 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.768 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.499 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.809 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.667 | |
| Paved roads | 0.857 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.214 | |
| 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 | 0.399 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |