Eritrea vs Rwanda: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Eritrea
0 deaths
in 2025
Rwanda
1 deaths
in 2025
Eritrea rank
47th
Rwanda rank
44th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 1 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 668 deaths | 0 deaths | 668 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 66.7 deaths | 78,620 deaths | 78,554 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.1 deaths | 1.3 deaths | 1.2 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0 deaths | 3.9 deaths | 3.9 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 5 deaths | 0.3333 deaths | 4.67 deaths | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 1 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Eritrea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.