Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate in armed conflicts
Australia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Australia rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010s | 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Australia ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th 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. 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.