Namibia vs Zambia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Namibia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Zambia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Namibia rank
55th
Zambia rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 55th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.0056 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0526 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0469 deaths per 100,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0348 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3006 deaths per 100,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
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, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Namibia ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 55th of 192 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
The 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.