Cameroon vs Colombia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Cameroon
0.425 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Colombia
0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
16th
Colombia rank
14th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Cameroon
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1702 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Colombia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0433 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8486 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4679 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3836 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Cameroon and Colombia?
- 0.1702 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Colombia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Colombia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 14th 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.