Burkina Faso vs Myanmar: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Burkina Faso
1,352 deaths
in 2025
Myanmar
1,878 deaths
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Myanmar rank
6th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Burkina Faso
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1,878 deaths against 1,352 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 526 deaths.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Myanmar ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 19 deaths | 19 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 213.2 deaths | 213.2 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 184.5 deaths | 184.5 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 105.1 deaths | 242.7 deaths | 137.6 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1,187 deaths | 1,366 deaths | 178.83 deaths | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1,878 deaths against 1,352 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
- 526 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Myanmar rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 6th 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.