Ethiopia vs Nigeria
Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.6 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 2.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.28 times that in Nigeria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Ethiopia ranked 89 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 | Ethiopia | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.7 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.3 | 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
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
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
Conflict
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