India vs Nigeria
India vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 358 deaths in India and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,445 deaths, or 7.83 times that in India.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 2011, when it overtook India.
- In 2022, India ranked 23 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | India | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 358 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 472 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 752 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 715 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 917 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 873 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 740 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 563 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 739 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 597 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 749 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 690 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 1,548 | 888 |
| 2009 | 1,497 | 438 |
| 2008 | 1,766 | 379 |
| 2007 | 1,583 | 100 |
| 2006 | 2,071 | 200 |
| 2005 | 1,843 | 162 |
| 2004 | 2,367 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 2,223 | 426 |
| 2002 | 2,959 | 585 |
| 2001 | 1,698 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 3,903 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 2,431 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 1,481 | 323 |
| 1997 | 1,413 | 562 |
| 1996 | 1,253 | 80 |
| 1995 | 1,021 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,415 | 86 |
| 1993 | 2,261 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 4,105 | 942 |
| 1991 | 3,681 | 380 |
| 1990 | 4,718 | 80 |
| 1989 | 1,794 | 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
India vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022