Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.575 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Nigeria
0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
21st
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8816 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1442 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7374 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0396 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0471 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0075 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0646 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0453 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0584 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7334 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2039 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.