Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
Guatemala
0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Guatemala rank
47th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- Guatemala
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0685 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0427 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
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, Guatemala or Saudi Arabia?
- Guatemala, at 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Guatemala ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th 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.