India vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
India
0.0416 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
India rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0416 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0271 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes India's figure about 2.9 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was India ahead.
India ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 0.2569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1708 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 0.1955 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1143 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 0.0604 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0444 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0248 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
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, India or Saudi Arabia?
- India, at 0.0416 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 India and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0271 deaths per 100,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- India ranks 46th 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.