Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.674 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.674
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
101st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.679
in 2024
All-time low
0.45
in 1996
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.674.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.679 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1996.
That places Nigeria 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.458 | — |
| 1947 | 0.462 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.457 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.458 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.469 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.471 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.468 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.549 | +17.3% |
| 1961 | 0.557 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.551 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.545 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.472 | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.481 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.503 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.499 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.501 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.509 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.52 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.604 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.603 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.635 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.617 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.456 | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.472 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.482 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.49 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.493 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.499 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.492 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.48 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.453 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.45 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.459 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.511 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.636 | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.638 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.639 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.641 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.642 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.643 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.642 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.647 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.637 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.65 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.644 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.646 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.631 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.645 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.649 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.646 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.666 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.679 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.674 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.461 | 0.458 | 0.462 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4642 | 0.457 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5283 | 0.472 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5096 | 0.481 | 0.604 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5354 | 0.456 | 0.635 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4973 | 0.45 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6375 | 0.636 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6432 | 0.631 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6598 | 0.645 | 0.679 | 6 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -18.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,362 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 14.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,186 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,471 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria was 0.674 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Human rights index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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