Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia
Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,803 deaths in Nigeria and 31 deaths in Saudi Arabia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,772 deaths, or 90 times that in Saudi Arabia.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1996.
- In 2022, Nigeria ranked 8 and Saudi Arabia ranked 47 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,803 | 31 |
| 2021 | 3,038 | 110 |
| 2020 | 2,912 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2,285 | 63 |
| 2018 | 3,121 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3,568 | 185 |
| 2016 | 3,817 | 125 |
| 2015 | 8,491 | 205 |
| 2014 | 9,935 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3,288 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,951 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1,821 | 0 |
| 2010 | 888 | 0 |
| 2009 | 438 | 0 |
| 2008 | 379 | 0 |
| 2007 | 100 | 2 |
| 2006 | 200 | 11 |
| 2005 | 162 | 31 |
| 2004 | 2,088 | 91 |
| 2003 | 426 | 26 |
| 2002 | 585 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2,362 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2,085 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3,519 | 0 |
| 1998 | 323 | 0 |
| 1997 | 562 | 0 |
| 1996 | 80 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 86 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1,175 | 0 |
| 1992 | 942 | 0 |
| 1991 | 380 | 96 |
| 1990 | 80 | 0 |
| 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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023