Mexico vs Nigeria
Mexico vs Nigeria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 14,210 deaths in Mexico and 2,803 deaths in Nigeria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Mexico, by 11,407 deaths, or 5.07 times that in Nigeria.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2022, Mexico ranked 3 and Nigeria ranked 8 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Mexico | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,210 | 2,803 |
| 2021 | 18,750 | 3,038 |
| 2020 | 16,360 | 2,912 |
| 2019 | 11,940 | 2,285 |
| 2018 | 8,752 | 3,121 |
| 2017 | 1,447 | 3,568 |
| 2016 | 1,283 | 3,817 |
| 2015 | 1,613 | 8,491 |
| 2014 | 1,586 | 9,935 |
| 2013 | 749 | 3,288 |
| 2012 | 1,669 | 1,951 |
| 2011 | 3,087 | 1,821 |
| 2010 | 3,610 | 888 |
| 2009 | 3,594 | 438 |
| 2008 | 2,181 | 379 |
| 2007 | 1,938 | 100 |
| 2006 | 669 | 200 |
| 2005 | 204 | 162 |
| 2004 | 212 | 2,088 |
| 2003 | 0 | 426 |
| 2002 | 26 | 585 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2,362 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2,085 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3,519 |
| 1998 | 0 | 323 |
| 1997 | 45 | 562 |
| 1996 | 37 | 80 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 145 | 86 |
| 1993 | 27 | 1,175 |
| 1992 | 0 | 942 |
| 1991 | 1 | 380 |
| 1990 | 10 | 80 |
| 1989 | 2 | 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
Mexico vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022