Afghanistan vs Brazil: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Afghanistan
124 deaths
in 2025
Brazil
104 deaths
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Brazil rank
26th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Afghanistan
- Brazil
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 124 deaths against 104 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 20 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 303 deaths | 0 deaths | 303 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1,053 deaths | 7.3 deaths | 1,046 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 505.1 deaths | 5.3 deaths | 499.8 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1,152 deaths | 7.9 deaths | 1,144 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 759.17 deaths | 118 deaths | 641.17 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Afghanistan or Brazil?
- Afghanistan, at 124 deaths against 104 deaths in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 20 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 26th 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. 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.