Chad vs Nigeria
Chad vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people in Chad and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chad, by 3.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.46 times that in Nigeria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Chad has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2017, Chad ranked 70 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 | Chad | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.6 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11.3 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.8 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 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
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
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
Conflict
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