Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria 94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 108,805 people 2022 up 443.9% 85th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.9% 2022 down 0.0% 7th Share of population living in extreme poverty 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 92.9% 2022 up 5.2% 9th Number of people living in extreme poverty 131.78 million people 2022 up 17.9% 9th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 94.73 million people 2022 up 41.6% 1st Number of people living in extreme poverty 94.73 million people 2022 up 41.6% 1st Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 92.9% 2022 up 5.2% 9th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 5.6% 2022 down 9.0% 64th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.3% 2022 down 11.1% 61st Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.3% 2022 down 11.0% 58th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 100.0% 2022 down 0.0% 10th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 64.0% 2022 up 11.0% 11th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 96.1% 2022 up 3.3% 7th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 94.73 million people 2022 up 41.6% 1st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 108,805 people 2022 up 443.9% 85th Gini coefficient 0.3389 2022 down 4.6% 59th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 24.4% 2021 up 0.8% 7th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 2.50 million people 2018 up 56.3% 74th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 39.1% 2018 down 10.2% 11th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 100.0% 2018 down 0.0% 8th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 39.1% 2018 down 10.2% 11th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 79.00 million people 2018 up 11.2% 2nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 71.0% 2018 down 2.6% 10th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 92.0% 2018 up 0.1% 7th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 30.9% 2018 down 11.5% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty 62.0% 2018 down 3.1% 1st Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 13.0% 2022 down 13.4% 34th ← Previous Page 2 of 2