Which has higher number of deaths, Nigeria or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 2.43 million deaths against 1.71 million deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

719,600 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Number of deaths

Nigeria

1.71 million deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation

2.43 million deaths

in 2021

Nigeria rank

7th

Russian Federation rank

5th

Number of deaths over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.43 million deaths against 1.71 million deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 719,600 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.66 million deaths	2.21 million deaths	556,326 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	1.67 million deaths	1.88 million deaths	210,902 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	1.72 million deaths	2.29 million deaths	565,200 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 2.43 million deaths against 1.71 million deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 719,600 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for number of deaths?: Nigeria ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.