Among the 113 countries measured in the 2022 Global Food Security Index, Nigeria is ranked 107th overall, putting it deep in the bottom ten globally.
Nigeria has the lowest affordability score globally in the GFSI 2022, scoring only 25.0 in that pillar.
The country performs marginally better in other pillars: its score in “Quality and Safety” is relatively higher (55.6), and “Sustainability and Adaptation” is 53.7. But other pillars like “Availability” (39.5) remain weak.
Globally, a group of countries, including Nigeria, DR Congo, Sudan, Venezuela, Burundi, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Yemen, Haiti, and Syria, all cluster at low overall GFSI scores (below ~45), reflecting severe challenges.
Sudan requires the largest amount of humanitarian assistance, exceeding $4.16 billion.
The Syrian Arab Republic is second on the list of recipients, requiring $4 billion in humanitarian aid.
A total of eleven top countries are set to receive over $1 billion each in support, with the leading six countries requiring more than $2.4 billion each.
The top ten countries account for over 75% of total global humanitarian needs, which exceeds $32 billion.
Argentina's inflation rate dropped to 209% in September 2024 from 237% in August, slightly easing costs. Despite this, the South American country still has the highest inflation rate of the 184 countries and territories ranked.
Nigeria's inflation rate stands at 32.7%, ranking 9th globally and 4th in Africa after South Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.
As of December 2023, 28.6 million internally displaced people affected by conflict were under the age of 18, accounting for 38% of the global IDP population.
Conflict-ravaged Sudan has the most internally displaced children globally, with 4.25 million under the age of 18.
DR Congo and Syria follow with 3.57 million and 2.65 million displaced children, respectively. Nigeria's 1.65 million displaced children make it the 7th highest globally for child displacement due to conflict.
Inflation rate in Nigeria increased to 31.7% in February 2024. Nigeria has the 13th highest inflation rate out of 186 countries and territories as of February 2024.
The data showcases Argentina leading with 276%, followed by Lebanon and Syria. Seven of the top fifteen are African.
According to The Global Humanitarian Overview, the UN and partner organisations will require a total of $35bn to assist 160M people most in need across 56 countries. Here are the top countries/regions most in need and their funding in 2021.
Deliberate Internet and social media shutdowns from Jan to Jul 2023 have cost the affected economies an estimated $2.1 billion combined, with Ethiopia the most affected. Asian and sub-Saharan African countries are the hardest hit.
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