Mali vs Nigeria: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Mali

32.9%

in 2023

Nigeria

32.3%

in 2023

Mali rank

36th

Nigeria rank

37th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Mali currently reports 32.9% against 32.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.