Congo vs Myanmar: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Congo
4.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Myanmar
4.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Congo rank
14th
Myanmar rank
15th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Congo
- Myanmar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Myanmar ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 52.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0078 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1616 deaths per 100,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Congo, at 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Congo and Myanmar?
- 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Myanmar?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Myanmar rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Congo ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 15th 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.