Ethiopia vs Nigeria

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Both countries are in the Africa region.

Nigeria recorded 1,310 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 893 in Ethiopia, about 1.5 times as many. Estimated deaths: 5,301 in Ethiopia and 7,021 in Nigeria. Adjusted for population, Ethiopia had 6.6 events per million people and Nigeria 5.5.

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Events, last 90 days	175	448
Change vs prior 90 days	-28%	+7%
Events, last 12 months	893	1,310
Est. deaths, last 12 months	5,301	7,021
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	573	2,050
Events per million people	6.6	5.5
Deaths per million people	39.1	29.6
Regions with 5+ events	6	27
Main type of violence	State-based	State-based
Most recorded party	Government of Ethiopia	Unidentified armed group

Ethiopia

Events per month in Ethiopia

Nigeria

Events per month in Nigeria

Population: World Bank. See methodology.