Chad vs Nigeria: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Chad
0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Nigeria
0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Chad rank
20th
Nigeria rank
18th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people in Chad, a difference of 0.2115 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.0 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2207 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.8805 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.1216 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6765 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5549 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0851 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1882 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1031 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
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, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.2115 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Chad ranks 20th 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.