Colombia vs Nigeria: Homicides

Colombia

18,353 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

18,463 deaths

in 2021

Colombia rank

7th

Nigeria rank

6th

Homicides over time

Nigeria currently reports 18,463 deaths against 18,353 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 110.4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
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: 07 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.