The United Nation’s 2025 World Happiness Report has placed Nigeria as the seventh friendliest nation to strangers in the world.
The Oxford University’s Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network compiled the report after assessing 147 countries.
The assessment was based on “self-reported well-being and prosocial behaviours” such as providing help, volunteering, and donation to others.
Nigeria scored high in terms of trust in strangers but low when it comes to their neighbours and institutions.
When asked about lost wallets, Nigeria ranked 33rd if found by a stranger, 71st if found by a neighbour, and 126th if found by the police.
The report noted that this often happens in a country where its institutions lack public trust.
“Where institutional structures are weak, helping strangers likely becomes the most direct and effective form of benevolence,” the report stated.
The country also ranked 45th in charitable donations.
Below are countries which were assessed with similar patterns.
Jamaica
Liberia
Trinidad
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Venezuela
Ukraine
Zambia
