Colombia vs Niger: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Colombia
0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Niger
1.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Colombia rank
14th
Niger rank
11th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Colombia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.7948 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Niger ahead.
Colombia ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.8919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4817 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2124 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1479 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.715 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 1.39 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 Niger?
- 0.7948 deaths per 100,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niger?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Niger rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Colombia ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th 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.