Benin vs Cameroon: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Benin
0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Benin rank
30th
Cameroon rank
28th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in Benin, a difference of 0.3795 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2496 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2496 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010s | 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3281 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
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, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.3795 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Benin ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 28th of 192 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
The 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.