Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Iraq
4 deaths
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3 deaths
in 2025
Iraq rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Iraq
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4 deaths against 3 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Iraq ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 550.6 deaths | 7.8 deaths | 542.8 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 571.8 deaths | 0 deaths | 571.8 deaths | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1,906 deaths | 0 deaths | 1,906 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 76.83 deaths | 4.83 deaths | 72 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
- Iraq, at 4 deaths against 3 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 1 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Iraq ranks 41st 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.