Iran vs Nigeria
Iran vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.38 times that in Iran.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Iran ranked 158 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 | Iran | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 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
Iran vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022