Facts about Nigeria

Africa's most densely populated state is increasingly receiving more support from Norway. This reflects the Norwegian government's strong commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Estimated population (2010)
158,3 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
1224 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7,9 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2007)
Agriculture
32,7 %
Industry
40,7%
Services
26,6 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
0,9 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) (2006)
Yes
Development assistance per capita (2009)
10,7 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
1 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2008)
41 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
138
Change 2000 - 2009
-52
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2008)
5,5
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
3,6 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
58 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
64,2 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,42

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2007)
62,8 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
39,2 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2007)
Primary
87,5
Secondary
77,2
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
7 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
16,0 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,4

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.