Congo vs Ethiopia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Congo
4.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ethiopia
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Congo rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
17th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 52.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2965 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
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, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Congo ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 17th 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.