Burkina Faso vs Mali: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Burkina Faso
1,352 deaths
in 2025
Mali
901 deaths
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Mali rank
11th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,352 deaths against 901 deaths in Mali, a difference of 451 deaths.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Mali ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 98.3 deaths | 98.3 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 2.3 deaths | 2.3 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 105.1 deaths | 123.4 deaths | 18.3 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 1,187 deaths | 832.17 deaths | 354.83 deaths | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,352 deaths against 901 deaths in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 451 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Mali ranks 11th 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.