Social Development in Nigeria 148 indicators covering social development for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 2025 up 8,829.2% 47th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 2025 up 184.7% 12th Political Rights Rating 4 2025 unchanged 79th Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 2025 unchanged 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person 2025 up 128.5% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 2025 up 184.7% 12th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 7,067.8% 102nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 15,039.0% 61st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.49 % change on previous year 2025 up 134.9% 14th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 2025 up 8,829.2% 47th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 97.3% 104th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 382.6% 27th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.674 2025 up 5.8% 101st Liberal Democracy Index 0.311 2025 down 22.4% 95th Electoral Democracy Index 0.505 2025 down 8.8% 85th Freedom of Association Index 0.846 2025 up 2.7% 56th Freedom of Expression Index 0.849 2025 down 4.6% 41st Participatory Democracy Index 0.323 2025 down 13.2% 79th Varieties of democracy 0.505 2025 down 8.8% 85th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.674 2025 up 5.8% 101st Key features of human rights 0.674 2025 up 5.8% 101st Key features of electoral democracy 0.505 2025 down 8.8% 85th Key features of liberal democracy 0.311 2025 down 22.4% 95th Executive Corruption Index 0.864 2025 down 2.9% 14th Judicial Corruption Score -0.411 2025 up 77.4% 105th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.91 2025 down 0.5% 7th Key features of democracy 0.505 2025 down 8.8% 85th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.2% 38th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.9554 % change on previous year 2025 down 131.0% 99th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.311 2025 down 22.4% 95th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.2% 38th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.7364 % change on previous year 2025 up 63.2% 117th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.2% 38th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.505 2025 down 8.8% 84th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.317 2025 up 2.9% 89th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.348 2025 down 17.3% 87th Direct Democracy Index 0.007 2025 unchanged 149th Key media freedoms 0.916 2025 down 42.2% 69th Media Corruption Score 0.334 2025 down 54.4% 95th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -43.35 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,519.5% 157th Academic Freedom Index 0.876 2025 down 4.2% 23rd Legislative Corruption Score -1.32 2025 up 37.4% 136th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 54.5% 120th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 31.5% 121st Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 54.5% 120th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 54.5% 120th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 162nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0768 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4,043.4% 83rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.4505 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,216.2% 27th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2019 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.66 2019 down 4.3% 174th Page 1 of 3 Next →