Ethiopia vs Niger: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Ethiopia
0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Niger
1.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
13th
Niger rank
11th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.7818 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Niger ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Niger ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0239 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1067 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2124 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1057 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4712 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, Ethiopia or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Ethiopia and Niger?
- 0.7818 deaths per 100,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.