Nigeria vs Singapore
Nigeria vs Singapore: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 7.3 per 100,000 people in Singapore, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.03 times that in Singapore.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Singapore.
- In 2017, Nigeria ranked 124 and Singapore ranked 129 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 | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 11.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 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 Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025