Colombia vs Myanmar: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Colombia
0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Myanmar
0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Colombia rank
14th
Myanmar rank
17th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Colombia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.2178 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.8919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4609 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.431 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3818 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.434 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3694 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.845 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4355 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Colombia, at 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Colombia and Myanmar?
- 0.2178 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Colombia ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 17th 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.