Colombia vs Yemen: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Colombia
347 deaths
in 2025
Yemen
552 deaths
in 2025
Colombia rank
16th
Yemen rank
13th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Colombia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 552 deaths against 347 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 205 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 146 deaths | 0 deaths | 146 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 361.3 deaths | 30.8 deaths | 330.5 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1,335 deaths | 17.5 deaths | 1,317 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 36.1 deaths | 605.5 deaths | 569.4 deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 214.67 deaths | 535.33 deaths | 320.67 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Colombia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 552 deaths against 347 deaths in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Colombia and Yemen?
- 205 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Colombia ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.