Nigeria vs Uzbekistan: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Nigeria
2.1%
in 2023
Uzbekistan
2.0%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
45th
Uzbekistan rank
47th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Nigeria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 45th and Uzbekistan ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Uzbekistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Nigeria or Uzbekistan?
- Nigeria, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uzbekistan rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Nigeria ranks 45th and Uzbekistan ranks 47th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.