Nigerian state rankings
All 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, ranked on the measures published for every state. Each ranking has a map, the full list, the change since the previous survey, and its source.
All rankings
Literacy, women2024 · Nigeria 57.2%BestAbia 93.5%Anambra 91.7%Osun 91.2%WorstKebbi 10.7%Sokoto 16.4%Yobe 22.2%See every state →Literacy, men2024 · Nigeria 72.4%BestOsun 99.0%Ondo 96.9%Oyo 95.7%WorstKebbi 34.8%Sokoto 39.4%Jigawa 41.7%See every state →Homes with electricity2024 · Nigeria 55.2%BestLagos 94.8%Osun 90.6%Edo 88.4%WorstJigawa 15.9%Kebbi 18.8%Sokoto 21.8%See every state →Child vaccination2024 · Nigeria 39.4%BestCross River 68.6%Delta 68.1%Lagos 66.1%WorstSokoto 8.4%Zamfara 9.6%Kebbi 9.7%See every state →Births in a facility2024 · Nigeria 43.3%BestImo 97.0%Enugu 92.6%Edo 90.9%WorstKebbi 8.8%Sokoto 12.5%Zamfara 15.3%See every state →Child stunting2024 · Nigeria 39.5%BestRivers 12.3%Anambra 12.9%Edo 13.6%WorstKatsina 64.6%Zamfara 64.2%Bauchi 61.7%See every state →Under-5 mortality2024 · Nigeria 110 per 1,000 birthsBestKwara 14Ondo 15Edo 19WorstJigawa 161Kebbi 159Kano 158See every state →Fertility rate2024 · Nigeria 4.8 births per womanHighestYobe 7.5Jigawa 6.9Kebbi 6.6LowestRivers 2.9Cross River 3Ondo 3.1See every state →
Source: the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), run by the National Population Commission with the DHS Program. More measures will be ranked as figures for every state are published.