Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
Rwanda
0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Rwanda rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0076 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 1,165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,164 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0576 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0472 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0072 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0029 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
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, Rwanda or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0076 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Rwanda ranks 51st 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.