Russian Federation vs United States of America: Death rate in armed conflicts
Russian Federation
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States of America
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
33rd
United States of America rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States of America ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | 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 | 0.0354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0354 deaths per 100,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.1379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0411 deaths per 100,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- Russian Federation, at 0.0014 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 Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Russian Federation ranks 33rd 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.