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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 5,407.98 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 213,401,323 | HDI (2021): 0.54 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
154
Score: 38.5
Vulnerability
0.486
Readiness
0.256
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 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 153 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 148 | 153 | 147 | 145 | 131 | 104 | 105 | 102 | 105 | 98 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 169 | 166 | 161 | 163 | 161 | 160 | 156 | 154 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.486 | |
| Food | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.975 | |
| Projected population change | 0.535 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.221 | |
| Rural population | 0.509 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.992 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.295 | |
| Water | 0.489 | |
| 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 | 0.939 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.802 | |
| Health | 0.564 | |
| 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 | 0.343 | |
| Slum population | 0.494 | |
| Medical staff | 0.934 | |
| 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 | 0.206 | |
| Protected biome | 0.561 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.692 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.622 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.175 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.768 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.491 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.815 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.626 | |
| Paved roads | 0.857 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.223 | |
| 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 | 0.451 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.213 |