Up to four places side by side: Nigeria, its six zones and its 37 states. Every figure is on one scale, with its source.
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State · North West
Capital: Katsina
State · North East
Capital: Bauchi
State · North West
Capital: Kano
State · North East
Capital: Yola
| Figure | Katsina | Bauchi | Kano | Adamawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | ||||
| Fertility rate (survey) | 5.7 births per woman 2024 · 8/37 | 6.2 births per woman 2024 · 6/37Highest | 5.8 births per woman 2024 · 7/37 | 5.3 births per woman 2024 · 12/37 |
| Health | ||||
| Basic vaccination | 45.3% 2024 · 20/37 | 51.4% 2024 · 14/37Highest | 35.8% 2024 · 25/37 | 38.4% 2024 · 22/37 |
| Births in a health facility | 15.8% 2024 · 34/37 | 31.1% 2024 · 30/37 | 32.7% 2024 · 28/37 | 41.6% 2024 · 25/37Highest |
| Child stunting | 64.6% 2024 · 1/37Highest | 61.7% 2024 · 3/37 | 51.9% 2024 · 7/37 | 48.6% 2024 · 9/37 |
| Under-5 mortality (survey) | 105 per 1,000 births 2024 · 13/37 | 125 per 1,000 births 2024 · 9/37 | 158 per 1,000 births 2024 · 3/37Highest | 144 per 1,000 births 2024 · 7/37 |
| Education | ||||
| Literacy, men | 70.7% 2024 · 23/37 | 50.0% 2024 · 34/37 | 71.4% 2024 · 22/37Highest | 68.3% 2024 · 25/37 |
| Literacy, women | 37.2% 2024 · 29/37 | 36.9% 2024 · 30/37 | 61.3% 2024 · 19/37Highest | 51.5% 2024 · 26/37 |
| Energy | ||||
| Households with electricity | 45.6% 2024 · 20/37Highest | 34.4% 2024 · 29/37 | 42.9% 2024 · 22/37 | 29.1% 2024 · 30/37 |
“Highest” marks the largest value, not the best result: for some figures, such as child deaths, lower is better. Ranks are among the states in the same survey round.
How each figure changed between the earliest and latest period all 4 places share. Whether a rise is good news depends on the figure.
Biggest change: Bauchi, which fell by 1.9 births per woman.
Biggest change: Bauchi, which rose by 45.3 points.
Biggest change: Kano, which rose by 19.1 points.
Biggest change: Adamawa, which rose by 14.3 points.
Biggest change: Katsina, which fell by 115 per 1,000 births.
Biggest change: Katsina, which rose by 26.7 points.
Biggest change: Kano, which rose by 25.0 points.
Biggest change: Katsina, which rose by 14.3 points.
The states whose figures are closest overall, across every figure published for all states. Similar figures, not a judgement.
Most like Katsina
Compare Katsina with them →Most like Bauchi
Compare Bauchi with them →Most like Kano
Compare Kano with them →Most like Adamawa
Compare Adamawa with them →Fertility rate (survey): highest in Bauchi (6.2 births per woman), lowest in Adamawa (5.3 births per woman), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Basic vaccination: highest in Bauchi (51.4%), lowest in Kano (35.8%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Births in a health facility: highest in Adamawa (41.6%), lowest in Katsina (15.8%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Child stunting: highest in Katsina (64.6%), lowest in Adamawa (48.6%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Under-5 mortality (survey): highest in Kano (158 per 1,000 births), lowest in Katsina (105 per 1,000 births), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, men: highest in Kano (71.4%), lowest in Bauchi (50.0%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, women: highest in Kano (61.3%), lowest in Bauchi (36.9%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Households with electricity: highest in Katsina (45.6%), lowest in Adamawa (29.1%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).