Saudi Arabia vs Uganda: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death)
Saudi Arabia
0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Uganda
0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Uganda rank
52nd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred (Death) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uganda
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.0106 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 3.7 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0306 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0189 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, Saudi Arabia or Uganda?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0145 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 Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
- 0.0106 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uganda rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th 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.