Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 13.9 per 100,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 6.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.84 times that in Nigeria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 36 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 | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.6 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.3 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.9 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.9 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 15.9 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.5 | 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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022