Lebanon vs Syria: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre
Lebanon
0.0021 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0024 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
9th
Syria rank
7th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre over time
- Lebanon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0024 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0021 deaths per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0104 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0104 deaths per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.0033 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0033 deaths per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.0012 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0656 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0644 deaths per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0025 deaths per square kilometre | 0.002 deaths per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre, Lebanon or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0024 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0021 deaths per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Syria?
- 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Syria rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.