Colombia vs Nigeria
Colombia vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 109 deaths in Colombia and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,694 deaths, or 26 times that in Colombia.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2022, Colombia ranked 32 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Colombia | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 197 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 114 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 106 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 184 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 37 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 130 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 119 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 140 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 211 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 198 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 397 | 888 |
| 2009 | 397 | 438 |
| 2008 | 236 | 379 |
| 2007 | 314 | 100 |
| 2006 | 561 | 200 |
| 2005 | 1,674 | 162 |
| 2004 | 1,746 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 2,388 | 426 |
| 2002 | 5,706 | 585 |
| 2001 | 4,563 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 4,250 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 2,056 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 1,595 | 323 |
| 1997 | 801 | 562 |
| 1996 | 1,379 | 80 |
| 1995 | 922 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,155 | 86 |
| 1993 | 267 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 1,479 | 942 |
| 1991 | 834 | 380 |
| 1990 | 692 | 80 |
| 1989 | 380 | 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
Colombia vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022