Afghanistan vs India: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Afghanistan
124 deaths
in 2025
India
108 deaths
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
23rd
India rank
25th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 124 deaths against 108 deaths in India, a difference of 16 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and India ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 303 deaths | 238 deaths | 65 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1,053 deaths | 410.2 deaths | 642.9 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 505.1 deaths | 682.9 deaths | 177.8 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1,152 deaths | 215.3 deaths | 936.5 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 759.17 deaths | 77.67 deaths | 681.5 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 India?
- Afghanistan, at 124 deaths against 108 deaths in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Afghanistan and India?
- 16 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and India ranks 25th 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.