Nigeria vs Poland
Nigeria vs Poland: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria and 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.1 per 100 live births, or 28 times that in Poland.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 1 and Poland ranked 167 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Nigeria | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 14.1 | 0.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 14.6 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 17.1 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 17.7 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 18.4 | 1 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 19.4 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 19.8 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 20.5 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 20.6 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 20.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 20.8 | 2 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 20.7 | 2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 20.8 | 2.3 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 21 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 21.7 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 22.3 | 2.6 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 22.9 | 2.6 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 24.3 | 2.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 25.2 | 2.9 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 26 | 3.1 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 27.6 | 3.4 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 38.7 | 3.6 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 39.7 | 3.8 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 40.7 | 3.9 | 15 |
| 1967 | 30.5 | 4.1 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 31.2 | 4.3 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 31.9 | 4.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 32.6 | 4.9 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 31.1 | 5.2 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 6 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | – | 6.5 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 7.1 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 7.7 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 8.3 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 8.9 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 9.6 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 10.2 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 11 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 11.8 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 12.7 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 13.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 16.2 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | 17 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | 22.4 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | 21.7 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | 22.6 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | 20 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | 22.6 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | 20.2 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | 23.2 | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | 22.8 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | 23 | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | 24.1 | 32 |
| 1928 | – | 23.3 | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | 24.4 | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | 27.2 | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | 30.4 | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Poland
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025