Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Death rate in armed conflicts
Papua New Guinea
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States of America
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
34th
United States of America rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States of America
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States of America ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 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, Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and United States of America 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.