This article presents two lists of Nigerian states by Human Development Index (HDI), including the Federal Capital Territory. The first list from the Radboud University Nijmegen ranks the states by the international HDI-methology. The second list ranks the states by an own methology from the United Nations Development Programme.

List (2023 data, Radboud University) Nigerian states by Human Development Index as of 2022, including the Federal Capital Territory.

RankStateHDI (2023)High human development1Lagos0.7212Anambra0.706Medium human development3Imo0.6934Federal Capital Territory0.6785Cross River0.6756Abia0.6747Enugu0.6678Edo0.6339Kogi0.62510Ebonyi0.62211Ekiti0.61212Ondo0.61113Delta0.607Osun15Oyo0.60316Akwa Ibom0.60217Rivers0.60118Kwara0.59719Benue0.58220Bayelsa0.57321Ogun0.56922Plateau0.563– (average)0.560Low human development23Nasarawa0.54924Kaduna0.54525Adamawa0.53926Taraba0.52727Niger0.52328Kano0.48229Gombe0.46630Borno0.46431Yobe0.43932Katsina0.43133Sokoto0.39734Zamfara0.39235Bauchi0.37236Jigawa0.37137Kebbi0.366

List (2016, UNDP) Nigerian states by Human Development Index as of 2016, including the Federal Capital Territory. RankStateHDI (2016)Longevity IndexEducation IndexGNI per capita(in USD)1Lagos0.6520.4591.0077,9722Federal Capital Territory0.6290.5060.8158,1743Bayelsa0.5910.4750.9263,4414Akwa Ibom0.5640.4910.9052,2595Ekiti0.5610.5220.8941,8986Delta0.5560.4590.9062,4087Cross River0.5510.5380.8571,7208Ogun0.5490.5220.7802,2979Rivers0.5420.4270.9222,26410Abia0.5410.5060.8811,62911Enugu0.5410.5060.8941,57312Edo0.5300.4750.8491,79813Imo0.5180.5220.9161,08014Osun0.5120.5060.8551,22515Kwara0.5110.5060.6971,910 –0.5110.4590.7971,75616Nasarawa0.5060.4750.7861,56217Ondo0.5000.5060.8711,03118Anambra0.4710.4430.92186019Plateau0.4630.4110.7661,26120Benue0.4620.4270.8061,05321Taraba0.4610.4270.7551,17822Kogi0.4510.4110.85788323Oyo0.4400.4910.68385124Ebonyi0.4340.4430.76378825Adamawa0.4290.3640.6611,36926Kaduna0.4040.3960.64288527Gombe0.4010.4430.4921,11328Niger0.3990.4750.56077229Kebbi0.3820.5060.39698830Jigawa0.3600.4270.43184131Kano0.3590.4270.49667632Zamfara0.3390.4750.42457533Borno0.3280.3640.58747534Yobe0.3250.3800.33096735Bauchi0.3230.3960.41562636Katsina0.3030.4590.44040037Sokoto0.2910.4750.334448

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