Rwanda vs Uganda: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Rwanda
0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Uganda
0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Rwanda rank
51st
Uganda rank
52nd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.8 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1,165 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,161 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4129 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0576 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0306 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0271 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0072 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Rwanda, at 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Rwanda ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd 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.