Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Death rate in armed conflicts
Papua New Guinea
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
34th
Somalia rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia, 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 Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7196 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0723 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0723 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6269 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6269 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3321 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2912 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 34th 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.