Human Development & Quality of Life in Nigeria
HDI 0.560 · UNDP rank 164 · latest published data
With HDI 0.560 for 2023, Nigeria sits at rank 164 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the medium human development group. The headline needs context: The inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.379, a 32.3% loss. Another part of the dashboard shows that the planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 2.1%, leaving PHDI at 0.548.
What sits inside Nigeria's HDI
For the evidence shown here, Nigeria's health, education and income inputs are 54.5 life expectancy, 10.5 expected schooling, 7.6 mean schooling and $5,569 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP terms. They belong to the HDI calculation rather than separate DigifyWorld scores.
Inequality changes the headline
In Nigeria's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Beyond HDI, Nigeria's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.892, GII 0.677, PHDI 0.548. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for Nigeria. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
What Nigeria's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Nigeria, the page shows IHDI 0.379 with a 32.3% loss; PHDI 0.548 after a 2.1% adjustment; GDI 0.892. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
In the UNDP data used here, the headline UNDP result for Nigeria is HDI 0.560, rank 164, for 2023. Broader quality-of-life indicators remain outside that index.
The IHDI is 0.379, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 32.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.892 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.548, with a 2.1% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Nigeria's HDI?
Nigeria's 2023 Human Development Index is 0.560, corresponding to UNDP rank 164 in the 2025 report.
How does inequality affect Nigeria's HDI?
The UNDP inequality adjustment gives Nigeria an IHDI of 0.379, with an overall loss of 32.3% from the unadjusted HDI.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Nigeria, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The Human Development Index summarizes health, education and income outcomes. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.