Sri Lanka vs Western Sahara: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Sri Lanka
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Western Sahara
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Western Sahara rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Western Sahara ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 21.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1138 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1138 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sri Lanka or Western Sahara?
- Sri Lanka, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Sri Lanka and Western Sahara?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Sahara?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Sahara rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Western Sahara ranks 55th 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.