Guatemala vs Venezuela: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Guatemala
0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Venezuela
0.014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Guatemala rank
47th
Venezuela rank
50th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Guatemala
- Venezuela
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0235 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.7 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3381 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0818 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0029 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1377 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1013 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.034 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 Venezuela?
- Guatemala, at 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Guatemala and Venezuela?
- 0.0235 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Venezuela?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Venezuela rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Guatemala ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 50th 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.