Nigeria

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Nigeria
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Abuja
Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Density: 226 / km²

WRI Score 2026

42.8

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 202nd
In Africa: 49th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 24%· KPMG / EY
52.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 226 / km²· UN WPP
29.2
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,378· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 54.9 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.005 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5%· ILO / SECO
87.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.6% of GDP· SIPRI
99.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
23.7
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Nigeria holds 202nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 42.80 — holds one of the lowest positions in the index. Its strength lies in military posture (99) and ideological neutrality (96); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.