Afghanistan vs Yemen: Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred
Afghanistan
26 deaths
in 2025
Yemen
46 deaths
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Yemen rank
23rd
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 46 deaths against 26 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 20 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 663.2 deaths | 0 deaths | 663.2 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 139.1 deaths | 0 deaths | 139.1 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 247.8 deaths | 30.4 deaths | 217.4 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 303.17 deaths | 30.83 deaths | 272.33 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 46 deaths against 26 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 20 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from one-sided violence 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 civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.