Nigeria vs Yemen: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Nigeria
0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Yemen
0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Nigeria rank
18th
Yemen rank
19th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.2061 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.9 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.2207 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2207 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6765 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5667 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1882 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1081 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, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Nigeria, at 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.2061 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 19th 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.