Ethiopia vs Nigeria
Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 102,900 deaths in Ethiopia and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 100,097 deaths, or 37 times that in Nigeria.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 1 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Ethiopia | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 102,900 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 13,530 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 4,819 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 412 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 672 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 450 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 570 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 318 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 26 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 274 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 391 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 57 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 31 | 888 |
| 2009 | 834 | 438 |
| 2008 | 275 | 379 |
| 2007 | 471 | 100 |
| 2006 | 597 | 200 |
| 2005 | 247 | 162 |
| 2004 | 462 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 1,064 | 426 |
| 2002 | 801 | 585 |
| 2001 | 370 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 442 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 2,786 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 1,123 | 323 |
| 1997 | 2 | 562 |
| 1996 | 52 | 80 |
| 1995 | 1,029 | 0 |
| 1994 | 75 | 86 |
| 1993 | 124 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 1,014 | 942 |
| 1991 | 6,388 | 380 |
| 1990 | 19,190 | 80 |
| 1989 | 18,770 | 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
Ethiopia vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022