Brazil vs India: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Brazil
0.032 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
India
0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Brazil rank
28th
India rank
29th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 0.0265 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 5.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and India ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0272 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0332 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0533 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0515 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 0.0013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0127 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 0.0346 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0306 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
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, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Brazil and India?
- 0.0265 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Brazil ranks 28th and India ranks 29th 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.