Mali vs Nigeria
Mali vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 3,602 deaths in Mali and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Mali, by 799 deaths, or 1.29 times that in Nigeria.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2022, Mali ranked 5 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Mali | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,602 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 1,266 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 1,473 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 1,157 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 1,267 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 517 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 147 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 196 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 280 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 830 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 328 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 28 | 888 |
| 2009 | 124 | 438 |
| 2008 | 106 | 379 |
| 2007 | 3 | 100 |
| 2006 | 0 | 200 |
| 2005 | 12 | 162 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 0 | 426 |
| 2002 | 0 | 585 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 59 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 0 | 323 |
| 1997 | 22 | 562 |
| 1996 | 0 | 80 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 729 | 86 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 77 | 942 |
| 1991 | 235 | 380 |
| 1990 | 582 | 80 |
| 1989 | 0 | 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
Mali vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025