Nigeria vs Rwanda
Nigeria vs Rwanda: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,803 deaths in Nigeria and 16 deaths in Rwanda, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,787 deaths, or 180 times that in Rwanda.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2022, Nigeria ranked 8 and Rwanda ranked 50 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Nigeria | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,803 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3,038 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2,912 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2,285 | 25 |
| 2018 | 3,121 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3,568 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,817 | 27 |
| 2015 | 8,491 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9,935 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3,288 | 257 |
| 2012 | 1,951 | 124 |
| 2011 | 1,821 | 0 |
| 2010 | 888 | 0 |
| 2009 | 438 | 12 |
| 2008 | 379 | 31 |
| 2007 | 100 | 11 |
| 2006 | 200 | 22 |
| 2005 | 162 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2,088 | 43 |
| 2003 | 426 | 12 |
| 2002 | 585 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2,362 | 2,044 |
| 2000 | 2,085 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3,519 | 109 |
| 1998 | 323 | 1,913 |
| 1997 | 562 | 7,288 |
| 1996 | 80 | 1,041 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4,202 |
| 1994 | 86 | 772,400 |
| 1993 | 1,175 | 977 |
| 1992 | 942 | 647 |
| 1991 | 380 | 1,085 |
| 1990 | 80 | 2,647 |
| 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
Nigeria vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023