Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of deaths
Nigeria
2.68 million deaths
in 2023
Pakistan
1.60 million deaths
in 2023
Nigeria rank
4th
Pakistan rank
7th
Number of deaths over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.68 million deaths against 1.60 million deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 1.08 million deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.10 million deaths | 942,151 deaths | 156,175 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.28 million deaths | 886,789 deaths | 397,466 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.38 million deaths | 930,616 deaths | 446,022 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.60 million deaths | 1.11 million deaths | 488,380 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.03 million deaths | 1.33 million deaths | 699,524 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.28 million deaths | 1.43 million deaths | 849,357 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.55 million deaths | 1.55 million deaths | 1.00 million deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.68 million deaths | 1.66 million deaths | 1.02 million deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Nigeria, at 2.68 million deaths against 1.60 million deaths in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 1.08 million deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.