What is human rights index in Nigeria?

Human rights index in Nigeria was 0.674 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.415 in 1919.

How does Nigeria rank for human rights index?

Nigeria ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Nigeria

Name: Human Rights Index in Nigeria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Human Rights Index was 0.674 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.674

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

101st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.679

in 2024

All-time low

0.415

in 1919

Years of data

112

1914–2025

Human Rights Index in Nigeria, 1914–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Nigeria stood at 0.674.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Nigeria peaked at 0.679 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.415, in 1919.

Nigeria ranks 101st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.4175	0.415	0.418	6
1920s	0.4379	0.415	0.445	10
1930s	0.4468	0.445	0.448	10
1940s	0.4556	0.452	0.462	10
1950s	0.4642	0.457	0.471	10
1960s	0.5283	0.472	0.557	10
1970s	0.5096	0.481	0.604	10
1980s	0.5354	0.456	0.635	10
1990s	0.4973	0.45	0.636	10
2000s	0.6375	0.636	0.641	10
2010s	0.6432	0.631	0.65	10
2020s	0.6598	0.645	0.679	6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

98 Ecuador 0.692 compare
99 Lebanon 0.689 compare
100 Tunisia 0.685 compare
102 Tanzania 0.673 compare
103 Jordan 0.672 compare
104 Madagascar 0.652 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Nigeria

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,848 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 478,150 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.505 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.849 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.846 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.311 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Nigeria?: Human rights index in Nigeria was 0.674 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.415 in 1919.
How does Nigeria rank for human rights index?: Nigeria ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.