Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Costa Rica
1 deaths
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3 deaths
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3 deaths against 1 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 7.8 deaths | 7.8 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 deaths | 4.83 deaths | 4.5 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3 deaths against 1 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 2 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd 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.