Social Development in Nigeria 148 indicators covering social development for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 7 2018 up 75.0% 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 56,176 2025 up 9.4% 33rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 12.2% 114th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 85.5% 63rd Political Rights Score 20 2025 down 13.0% 115th Freedom Score 44 2025 down 8.3% 123rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 18,192 2025 up 4,625.2% 43rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 3,693.1% 112th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 7,911.3% 66th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -35.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 150.4% 126th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 up 21.4% 70th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -40.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 25.2% 138th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.741 2025 up 17.8% 58th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.327 2025 up 28.2% 143rd Political Corruption Index 0.834 2025 down 10.6% 24th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.834 2025 down 10.6% 24th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.512 2024 down 15.4% 128th Number of armed conflicts 8 conflicts 2025 up 166.7% 1st Number of state-based conflicts 2 conflicts 2025 down 33.3% 2nd Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0756 units per square kilometre 2023 up 222.8% 68th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0375 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4,108.1% 60th LGBT+ Rights Index -3.73 2019 down 115.8% 192nd Forcibly displaced people 3.64 million 2025 up 73.4% 10th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 8 years 2018 up 700.0% 129th Corruption Perceptions Index 26 2024 down 3.7% 139th Internally displaced people due to conflict 3.43 million people 2024 up 189.0% 9th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.04 2024 up 27.6% 150th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.44 2024 up 30.6% 133rd Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.5975 2024 up 20.6% 95th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0016 2024 up 742.6% 42nd Self-reported life satisfaction 4.79 2025 down 1.8% 108th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.79 2025 down 1.8% 108th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 37.2% 2024 down 32.2% 99th Age of electoral democracy 1 years 2025 down 75.0% 107th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.801 2020 down 223.5% 99th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.0331 2020 up 93.3% 66th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 18,463 deaths 2021 up 7.2% 6th Homicide rate 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.9% 51st Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 8.77 2021 down 15.9% 48th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 3.72 million 2030 down 4.8% 34th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 3.73 2030 down 3.0% 113th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 down 14.3% 46th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 down 16.7% 49th Civil Rights Score 4 2025 unchanged 64th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 2.5% 2030 down 28.6% 167th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 3.36 million 2030 down 16.4% 41st Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 67.3% 2020 up 0.3% 44th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 74.8% 2020 up 0.2% 48th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 47.5% 2020 up 1.4% 56th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →