Iran vs Pakistan: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
Iran
1.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Pakistan
1.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iran rank
26th
Pakistan rank
27th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iran ranks 26th and Pakistan ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1015 deaths per 100,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0654 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0872 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0932 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7952 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7019 deaths per 100,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0706 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.3595 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5265 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1671 deaths per 100,000 people | Pakistan |
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, Iran or Pakistan?
- Iran, at 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Iran and Pakistan?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Iran ranks 26th and Pakistan ranks 27th of 197 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.