International rankings of Nigeria

These are the international rankings of  Nigeria:

Economy

• The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2012 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 116^[1]
• 2010 KOF Index of Globalization ranked 93^[2]
• World Bank 2012 Ease of doing business index ranked 133^[3]

Health

• International Food Policy Research Institute 2011 Global Hunger Index ranked 40^[4]

Most food that is eaten in day-to-day life in Nigeria fall in food taboos and superstitions thereby causing malnutrition for children as people consume low nutrients. Eating habit has long been controlled by belief about what is good to eat.^[5]

Politics

• Fund for Peace 2015 Fragile States Index ranked 14^[6]
• Transparency International 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 143^[7]
• Reporters Without Borders 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index ranked 126^[8]
• Economist Intelligence Unit 2011 Democracy Index ranked 119 ^[9]
• Property Rights Alliance 2008 International Property Rights Index ranked 107^[10]

Society

• Economist Intelligence Unit: Quality-of-life index ranked 108^[11]
• Economist Intelligence Unit: 2013 Where-to-be-born Index, ranked 80 out of 80^[12]

References

1. Index of Economic Freedom
2. 2010 KOF Index of Globalization (PDF)
3. doing business 2012
4. 2011 Global Hunger Index, International Food Policy Research Institute
5. Onifade, Olasunkanmi Adeoye (2006). ". Perception of Health educator about the effects of food taboos and fallacies on the health of Nigerians." (PDF). Educational Research and Development (JOERD): 44–50. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
6. Fund for Peace 2015 Failed State Index
7. 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index
8. Worldwide press freedom index 2011-2012
9. 2011 Democracy Index
10. International Property Rights Index
11. Economist Intelligence Unit 2005 quality-of-life index (PDF)
12. Economist Intelligence Unit The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013 Nov 21st 2012

External links

• Naija Organization