El Salvador vs Laos: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
El Salvador
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Laos
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
El Salvador rank
55th
Laos rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 55th and Laos ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7158 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.21 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5775 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0566 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1224 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0658 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0406 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0406 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2335 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2335 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Laos?
- El Salvador, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- El Salvador ranks 55th and Laos 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.