Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria
Nigeria: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2025
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria, 2016–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1 for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Nigeria was 1 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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