Nigeria
Country in Africa
In brief
Homicides per 100,000 people: 15.8 (2023). World rank 129 of 149 (1 = best); in Africa, 19 of 20. Suicides per 100,000 people: 5 (2021). World rank 63 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 14 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100: 35.1 (2025). World rank 192 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 36.6 → 35.1 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger): road deaths per 100,000 people.