Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.379 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.379 for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.379 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 2011.
Nigeria ranks 130th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3407 | 0.32 | 0.359 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3725 | 0.362 | 0.379 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.48 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,558 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.17 (2007)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.677 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2825 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1863 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria was 0.379 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.379 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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