Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Bangladesh
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0731 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0452 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0098 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1138 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.104 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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 based on where they occurred. 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 combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.