Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Nigeria

Gender development index in Nigeria in 2023 — 0.892 ratio. Ranked 157 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.1%.

2023 0.892 ratio +0.56% vs 2022
World rank 157of 184
Period maximum 0.892 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.775 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Nigeria, 1990–20230.750.80.850.91990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.775 ratio1991: 0.779 ratio1992: 0.78 ratio1993: 0.786 ratio1994: 0.789 ratio1995: 0.79 ratio1996: 0.792 ratio1997: 0.792 ratio1998: 0.79 ratio1999: 0.791 ratio2000: 0.792 ratio2001: 0.793 ratio2002: 0.795 ratio2003: 0.798 ratio2004: 0.804 ratio2005: 0.814 ratio2006: 0.821 ratio2007: 0.827 ratio2008: 0.832 ratio2009: 0.838 ratio2010: 0.847 ratio2011: 0.859 ratio2012: 0.848 ratio2013: 0.846 ratio2014: 0.856 ratio2015: 0.857 ratio2016: 0.859 ratio2017: 0.867 ratio2018: 0.86 ratio2019: 0.835 ratio2020: 0.867 ratio2021: 0.88 ratio2022: 0.887 ratio2023: 0.892 ratio
Change over the period: +0.117 (+15.1%) Average annual rate: 0.43 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 0.892 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Western Africa computed 0.886 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.892 +0.005 +0.56%
2022 0.887 +0.007 +0.8%
2021 0.88 +0.013 +1.5%
2020 0.867 +0.032 +3.83%
2019 0.835 −0.025 −2.91%
2018 0.86 −0.007 −0.81%
2017 0.867 +0.008 +0.93%
2016 0.859 +0.002 +0.23%
2015 0.857 +0.001 +0.12%
2014 0.856 +0.01 +1.18%
2013 0.846 −0.002 −0.24%
2012 0.848 −0.011 −1.28%
2011 0.859 +0.012 +1.42%
2010 0.847 +0.009 +1.07%
2009 0.838 +0.006 +0.72%
2008 0.832 +0.005 +0.6%
2007 0.827 +0.006 +0.73%
2006 0.821 +0.007 +0.86%
2005 0.814 +0.01 +1.24%
2004 0.804 +0.006 +0.75%
2003 0.798 +0.003 +0.38%
2002 0.795 +0.002 +0.25%
2001 0.793 +0.001 +0.13%
2000 0.792 +0.001 +0.13%
1999 0.791 +0.001 +0.13%
1998 0.79 −0.002 −0.25%
1997 0.792 +0 +0%
1996 0.792 +0.002 +0.25%
1995 0.79 +0.001 +0.13%
1994 0.789 +0.003 +0.38%
1993 0.786 +0.006 +0.77%
1992 0.78 +0.001 +0.13%
1991 0.779 +0.004 +0.52%
1990 0.775

About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.