Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Death rate in armed conflicts
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Congo
4.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Congo rank
5th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Congo ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0789 deaths per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2921 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.8124 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8124 deaths per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
- Congo, at 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Congo ranks 5th 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
The best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.