Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Burkina Faso
18.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sudan
145.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
6th
Sudan rank
3rd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 145.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 126.9 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 7.8 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.723 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 14.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
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, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 145.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 126.9 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 3rd 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.