Colombia vs Ethiopia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Colombia
0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Colombia rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.013 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Colombia ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3051 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.8919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0239 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1067 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
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, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.013 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Colombia ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.