Burundi vs Somalia: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Burundi
62 deaths
in 2025
Somalia
77 deaths
in 2025
Burundi rank
29th
Somalia rank
28th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Burundi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 77 deaths against 62 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 15 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Burundi ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 688 deaths | 688 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3,156 deaths | 198.4 deaths | 2,958 deaths | Burundi |
| 2000s | 354.2 deaths | 195.3 deaths | 158.9 deaths | Burundi |
| 2010s | 37.2 deaths | 278.4 deaths | 241.2 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 58.17 deaths | 225.67 deaths | 167.5 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Burundi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 77 deaths against 62 deaths in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Burundi and Somalia?
- 15 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Burundi ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th 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.