Brazil vs Nigeria
Brazil vs Nigeria: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 87.3% in Brazil and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Brazil, by 58.3 percentage points, or 3.01 times that in Nigeria.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Brazil ranked 63 and Nigeria ranked 117 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Brazil | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 87.3 | 29 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 86.6 | 28.4 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 85.9 | 27.9 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 85.2 | 27.3 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 84.4 | 26.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 83.6 | 26.1 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 82.7 | 25.6 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 82 | 25 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 81.2 | 24.4 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 80.4 | 23.8 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 79.6 | 23.2 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 79.3 | 22.2 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 79.1 | 21.2 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 78.8 | 20.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 78.6 | 19.2 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 78.3 | 18.2 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | 17.3 | 64 |
| 2005 | 77.8 | 16.4 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 77.5 | 15.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | 77.3 | 14.6 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 77 | 13.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 76.6 | 13 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 76 | 12.6 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
Brazil vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022