Russia vs Sweden: Death rate in armed conflicts
Russia
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Russia rank
33rd
Sweden rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Russia
- Sweden
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sweden ahead.
Russia ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0354 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.1379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1379 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Russia or Sweden?
- Russia, at 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Russia and Sweden?
- 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Russia ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 34th of 197 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.