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15 Oct 2009The United Nations Development Programme recently released its 2009 Human Development Report. Nigeria was ranked 158th out of 182 countries. Here are some stats:
- Human Development Index 0.511 (158th). Below Uganda (157th) and Lesotho (156th) and just ahead of Togo, Malawi and Niger who are ranked 159th, 160th and 161st respectively.
- Life Expectancy of 47.7 years (ranking 167th). Below Mali and Mozambique and just ahead of Congo DR, Guines Bissau and Afghanistan
- Adult Literacy Rate of 70% (ranking 112th). Below Lao and Tanzania and just ahead of Mali and Madagascar.
- GDP Per Capita of $1969 (ranking 141st)
- Human Poverty Index of 36.2 ranking 114th just ahead of Mauritania and Burundi.
- 8th in remittances with average of $9,221
Here is the Full Report and Summary.
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2 Responses to Nigeria Ranks 158th In UNDP’s 2009 Human Development Report
muhammad tokawa
November 21st, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Nigeria ranking is a clear testimony to bad leadership, CORRUPTION, greed,and lack of commitment to the development of the country.NO good road,poor health system, poor educational system.no respect to DEMOCRATIC VALUES.
donne4real
December 8th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
My brother, you are very correct. It is sad. One day, things will change for the better.