Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Deaths in armed conflicts by region
Afghanistan
454 deaths
in 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo
528 deaths
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
12th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 528 deaths against 454 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 74 deaths.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,411 deaths | 28 deaths | 5,383 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 5,571 deaths | 6,814 deaths | 1,243 deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 3,971 deaths | 2,684 deaths | 1,287 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15,727 deaths | 2,041 deaths | 13,686 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,625 deaths | 4,508 deaths | 4,117 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts by region, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 528 deaths against 454 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts by region between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 74 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2026.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts by region?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th 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 in armed conflicts by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.