Chad vs Nigeria
Chad vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 85 deaths in Chad and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,718 deaths, or 33 times that in Chad.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Chad.
- In 2022, Chad ranked 36 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Chad | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 85 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 666 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 249 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 258 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 168 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 88 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 389 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 4 | 888 |
| 2009 | 135 | 438 |
| 2008 | 991 | 379 |
| 2007 | 280 | 100 |
| 2006 | 1,654 | 200 |
| 2005 | 265 | 162 |
| 2004 | 221 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 224 | 426 |
| 2002 | 297 | 585 |
| 2001 | 230 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 844 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 394 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 179 | 323 |
| 1997 | 137 | 562 |
| 1996 | 0 | 80 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | 510 | 86 |
| 1993 | 313 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 1,190 | 942 |
| 1991 | 95 | 380 |
| 1990 | 263 | 80 |
| 1989 | 50 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022