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Country

Nigeria

Scores
51.8/100
Overall
46.6/100
Governance and accountability
30.0/100
Prevention
50.0/100
Healing
60.8/100
Justice

Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa

3rd

Overall

4th

Governance and accountability

8th

Prevention

3rd

Healing

4th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Pathfinding Global Alliance

16th

Overall

16th

Governance and accountability

21st

Prevention

17th

Healing

11th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

19th

Overall

18th

Governance and accountability

30th

Prevention

23rd

Healing

16th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Background indicators
GDP per capita
806.95
Level of poverty
40.1
Gini coefficient
35.1
Rule of Law Index
0.4
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.68
Women in parliament
3.9
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.84
LGBTQ Equality Index
6.0
Birth registration
40.0
Internet penetration rate
39.21
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
3.0
Child marriage
30.0
Sexual violence
11.0
Online child sexual abuse
15.0
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3rd
within Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa
out of 16 countries
6th
in its upper income classification
out of 18 countries
110.2
million children in Nigeria
represents 24.3% of the region's total population under the age of 18
See the data from Nigeria's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

 

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

We broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most countries represented at a childhood violence summit! With 120 governments attending, this first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children was the largest organized event to address this issue on a global scale. Most importantly, as a result, we also broke the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.