Bangladesh vs Iran: Death rate in armed conflicts
Bangladesh
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iran
0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
34th
Iran rank
32nd
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 34th and Iran ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0366 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0366 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0072 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0133 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0061 deaths per 100,000 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0266 deaths per 100,000 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0598 deaths per 100,000 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th and Iran ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.