Cameroon vs Nigeria: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Cameroon
0.425 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Nigeria
0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
16th
Nigeria rank
18th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1088 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0433 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2207 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1774 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6765 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1441 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1882 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6049 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.1088 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.