Afghanistan vs Benin: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Afghanistan
0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Benin
0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
24th
Benin rank
23rd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Benin ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Benin ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.6089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6089 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7232 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7224 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Benin, at 0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and Benin ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. 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 from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.