Brazil vs Mexico: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Brazil
104 deaths
in 2025
Mexico
122 deaths
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Mexico rank
24th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 122 deaths against 104 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 18 deaths.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 7.3 deaths | 5.2 deaths | 2.1 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 5.3 deaths | 4.5 deaths | 0.8 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.9 deaths | 55.6 deaths | 47.7 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 118 deaths | 120.83 deaths | 2.83 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 122 deaths against 104 deaths in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Brazil and Mexico?
- 18 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 24th 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.