Burkina Faso vs Syrian Arab Republic: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Burkina Faso
1,352 deaths
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
2,087 deaths
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
5th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Burkina Faso
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2,087 deaths against 1,352 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 735 deaths.
That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010s | 105.1 deaths | 12,055 deaths | 11,950 deaths | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 1,187 deaths | 767.5 deaths | 419.5 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 2,087 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- 735 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th 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.