Colombia vs Congo: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Colombia
347 deaths
in 2025
Congo
301 deaths
in 2025
Colombia rank
16th
Congo rank
19th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Colombia
- Congo
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 347 deaths against 301 deaths in Congo, a difference of 46 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 16th and Congo ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 146 deaths | 0 deaths | 146 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 361.3 deaths | 153.7 deaths | 207.6 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1,335 deaths | 8.1 deaths | 1,327 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 36.1 deaths | 4.2 deaths | 31.9 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 214.67 deaths | 100.83 deaths | 113.83 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Colombia or Congo?
- Colombia, at 347 deaths against 301 deaths in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Colombia and Congo?
- 46 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Congo?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Congo rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Colombia ranks 16th and Congo ranks 19th 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.