Canada vs China: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Canada
0 deaths
in 2025
China
0 deaths
in 2025
Canada rank
47th
China rank
47th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 deaths against 0 deaths in China, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 47th and China ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 2,600 deaths | 2,600 deaths | China |
| 1990s | 0.1 deaths | 0 deaths | 0.1 deaths | Canada |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 6.2 deaths | 6.2 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 0 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 0.5 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 0 deaths | 0.1667 deaths | 0.1667 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Canada and China?
- 0 deaths, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Canada ranks 47th and China ranks 47th 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.