Rwanda vs Sweden: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Rwanda
1 deaths
in 2025
Sweden
0 deaths
in 2025
Rwanda rank
44th
Sweden rank
47th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Rwanda
- Sweden
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 1 deaths.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sweden ahead.
Rwanda ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 78,620 deaths | 0 deaths | 78,620 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths | 0 deaths | 1.3 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.9 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 3.4 deaths | Rwanda |
| 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 Sweden?
- Rwanda, at 1 deaths against 0 deaths in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Rwanda and Sweden?
- 1 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Rwanda ranks 44th and Sweden 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.