Somalia vs United States: Death rate in armed conflicts
Somalia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia rank
34th
United States rank
34th
Death rate in armed conflicts over time
- Somalia
- United States
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 34th and United States ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0723 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0246 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6269 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6263 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3321 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3321 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, Somalia or United States?
- Somalia, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts between Somalia and United States?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and United States rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Somalia ranks 34th and United States 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.