Iran vs Yemen: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they
Iran
446 deaths
in 2025
Yemen
552 deaths
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 552 deaths against 446 deaths in Iran, a difference of 106 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 10.2 deaths | 30.8 deaths | 20.6 deaths | Yemen |
| 2000s | 10.2 deaths | 17.5 deaths | 7.3 deaths | Yemen |
| 2010s | 29.9 deaths | 605.5 deaths | 575.6 deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 160.67 deaths | 535.33 deaths | 374.67 deaths | Yemen |
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, Iran or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 552 deaths against 446 deaths in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Iran and Yemen?
- 106 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Iran ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 197 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.