Nigeria vs South Africa
Nigeria vs South Africa: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,803 deaths in Nigeria and 0 deaths in South Africa, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2,803 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1997, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Nigeria | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,803 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3,038 | 123 |
| 2020 | 2,912 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,285 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3,121 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3,568 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3,817 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8,491 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 2006 | 200 | 0 |
| 2005 | 162 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2,088 | 0 |
| 2003 | 426 | 0 |
| 2002 | 585 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2,362 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2,085 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3,519 | 0 |
| 1998 | 323 | 29 |
| 1997 | 562 | 0 |
| 1996 | 80 | 156 |
| 1995 | 0 | 143 |
| 1994 | 86 | 509 |
| 1993 | 1,175 | 889 |
| 1992 | 942 | 707 |
| 1991 | 380 | 695 |
| 1990 | 80 | 1,438 |
| 1989 | 0 | 281 |
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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025