Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Rwanda
1 deaths
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 deaths
in 2025
Rwanda rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1 deaths.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 490 deaths | 490 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 78,620 deaths | 268.4 deaths | 78,352 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths | 762.5 deaths | 761.2 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.9 deaths | 25.5 deaths | 21.6 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.3333 deaths | 0 deaths | 0.3333 deaths | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Rwanda, at 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 1 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Rwanda ranks 44th and Sri Lanka 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.