Nigeria vs Somalia
Nigeria vs Somalia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 9.9 per 100,000 people in Somalia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Nigeria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Nigeria ranked 124 and Somalia ranked 82 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 | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 10 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 12.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 12 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 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 Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025