Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Death rate in armed conflicts
Burkina Faso
5.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sudan
121.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Sudan rank
1st
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 121.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 116.24 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 23.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9925 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9925 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 121.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 116.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 1st 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.