Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Gender Development Index

Ethiopia

0.886

in 2023

Nigeria

0.892

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

155th

Nigeria rank

153rd

Gender Development Index over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.892 against 0.886 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 153rd of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Ethiopia
Gender Development Index in Nigeria
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Gender Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,929 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.