Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Number of deaths
Nigeria
2.68 million deaths
in 2023
Russian Federation
1.79 million deaths
in 2023
Nigeria rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
6th
Number of deaths over time
- Nigeria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.68 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 880,580 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.10 million deaths | 1.13 million deaths | 28,730 deaths | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 1.28 million deaths | 969,781 deaths | 314,474 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.38 million deaths | 1.28 million deaths | 93,763 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.60 million deaths | 1.55 million deaths | 46,258 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.03 million deaths | 2.04 million deaths | 10,933 deaths | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 2.28 million deaths | 2.25 million deaths | 26,630 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.55 million deaths | 1.88 million deaths | 674,832 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.68 million deaths | 2.08 million deaths | 605,688 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Nigeria or Russian Federation?
- Nigeria, at 2.68 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russian Federation as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Nigeria and Russian Federation?
- 880,580 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for number of deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 6th 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.