Nigeria vs United Kingdom
Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 7.4 per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.03 times that in United Kingdom.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1997, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2017, Nigeria ranked 124 and United Kingdom ranked 128 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 8.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025