Nigeria |
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Selected EarthTrends Data: |
| Variable | Value |
| Gini Index{1} | 44 |
| Population living on less than $1/day{2} | 71% |
| Population living on less than $2/day{3} | 92% |
| Poverty Gap $1/day{4} | 35% |
| Poverty Gap $2/day{5} | 60% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 44% |
| Access to an improved water source | 48% |
| Literacy rate, all adults | n/a |
| Life expectancy, both sexes | 44 years |
| Definitions and Sources |
| {1} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. |
Poverty resources:
- Nigeria - Community Based Poverty Reduction Project (Project)
- Nigeria - Poverty : environmental linkages in the natural resource sector - empirical evidence from Nigerian case studies with policy implications and recommendations (Document)
- USAID Nigeria Country Office (Project)
- World Bank Nigeria Program (Project)
Poverty datasets:
Citations from the World Resources Report:
- None
EarthTrends Country Profiles: (opens pdf in a new window)
World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)
Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)








