Germany vs United States: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
Germany
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Germany rank
55th
United States rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 55th and United States ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0038 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
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, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Germany and United States?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Germany ranks 55th and United States 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.