Nigeria vs Pakistan
Nigeria vs Pakistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 3.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.7 times that in Pakistan.
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, Nigeria ranked 124 and Pakistan ranked 172 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 | Nigeria | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 5.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 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
Nigeria vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025