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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| Figure | Kogi | Benue | Plateau | Nasarawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | ||||
| Fertility rate (survey) | 4.9 births per woman 2024 · 14/37Highest | 3.5 births per woman 2024 · 28/37 | 4.4 births per woman 2024 · 18/37 | 4.3 births per woman 2024 · 19/37 |
| Health | ||||
| Basic vaccination | 16.8% 2024 · 34/37 | 25.4% 2024 · 32/37 | 25.3% 2024 · 33/37 | 42.3% 2024 · 21/37Highest |
| Births in a health facility | 62.2% 2024 · 15/37Highest | 59.0% 2024 · 16/37 | 45.7% 2024 · 24/37 | 55.7% 2024 · 19/37 |
| Child stunting | 34.6% 2024 · 18/37 | 25.3% 2024 · 22/37 | 46.4% 2024 · 10/37Highest | 35.0% 2024 · 17/37 |
| Under-5 mortality (survey) | 78 per 1,000 births 2024 · 18/37 | 53 per 1,000 births 2024 · 28/37 | 98 per 1,000 births 2024 · 14/37 | 106 per 1,000 births 2024 · 12/37Highest |
| Education | ||||
| Literacy, men | 63.5% 2024 · 29/37 | 79.1% 2024 · 19/37 | 84.1% 2024 · 15/37Highest | 67.7% 2024 · 26/37 |
| Literacy, women | 56.9% 2024 · 23/37 | 63.0% 2024 · 18/37Highest | 61.2% 2024 · 20/37 | 55.1% 2024 · 24/37 |
| Energy | ||||
| Households with electricity | 45.9% 2024 · 19/37 | 37.8% 2024 · 27/37 | 27.0% 2024 · 31/37 | 65.2% 2024 · 15/37Highest |
“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: Benue, which fell by 1.7 births per woman.
Biggest change: Nasarawa, which rose by 22.2 points.
Biggest change: Kogi, which fell by 17.5 points.
Biggest change: Kogi, which rose by 11.5 points.
Biggest change: Benue, which fell by 74 per 1,000 births.
Biggest change: Kogi, which fell by 27.5 points.
Biggest change: Kogi, which fell by 14.7 points.
Biggest change: Nasarawa, which rose by 32.0 points.
The states whose figures are closest overall, across every figure published for all states. Similar figures, not a judgement.
Most like Kogi
Compare Kogi with them →Most like Benue
Compare Benue with them →Most like Plateau
Compare Plateau with them →Most like Nasarawa
Compare Nasarawa with them →Fertility rate (survey): highest in Kogi (4.9 births per woman), lowest in Benue (3.5 births per woman), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Basic vaccination: highest in Nasarawa (42.3%), lowest in Kogi (16.8%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Births in a health facility: highest in Kogi (62.2%), lowest in Plateau (45.7%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Child stunting: highest in Plateau (46.4%), lowest in Benue (25.3%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Under-5 mortality (survey): highest in Nasarawa (106 per 1,000 births), lowest in Benue (53 per 1,000 births), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, men: highest in Plateau (84.1%), lowest in Kogi (63.5%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, women: highest in Benue (63.0%), lowest in Nasarawa (55.1%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Households with electricity: highest in Nasarawa (65.2%), lowest in Plateau (27.0%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).