Nigeria vs Spain
Nigeria vs Spain: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 5.5 per 100,000 people in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2 per 100,000 people, or 1.37 times that in Spain.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Nigeria ranked 124 and Spain ranked 156 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 | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 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 Spain
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025