Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria
Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 5,228 deaths in Congo - Kinshasa and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 2,425 deaths, or 1.87 times that in Nigeria.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,228 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 3,513 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 3,841 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 2,385 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 5,807 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 2,142 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 759 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 3,100 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 1,630 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 418 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 1,063 | 888 |
| 2009 | 5,035 | 438 |
| 2008 | 1,697 | 379 |
| 2007 | 817 | 100 |
| 2006 | 323 | 200 |
| 2005 | 289 | 162 |
| 2004 | 661 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 4,263 | 426 |
| 2002 | 8,012 | 585 |
| 2001 | 1,616 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 2,968 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 7,451 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 7,456 | 323 |
| 1997 | 13,800 | 562 |
| 1996 | 33,060 | 80 |
| 1995 | 523 | 0 |
| 1994 | 333 | 86 |
| 1993 | 3,337 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 67 | 942 |
| 1991 | 32 | 380 |
| 1990 | 147 | 80 |
| 1989 | 28 | 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
Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022