Somalia vs Syria: Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre
Somalia
0.0067 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0118 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
9th
Syria rank
7th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0118 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0051 units per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.8 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | 0.2135 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0118 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.0051 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths in armed conflicts by country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.