Bangladesh vs Nigeria
Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.25 times that in Bangladesh.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Bangladesh.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 and Nigeria ranked 124 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Bangladesh | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022