Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Burkina Faso or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 1,980 deaths against 1,268 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?

712 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Syrian Arab Republic: Deaths in armed conflicts

Burkina Faso

1,268 deaths

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

1,980 deaths

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

4th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

3rd

Deaths in armed conflicts over time

Burkina Faso
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1,980 deaths against 1,268 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 712 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1990s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
2000s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
2010s	104.7 deaths	1,656 deaths	1,552 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	1,019 deaths	394 deaths	625.17 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Burkina Faso or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1,980 deaths against 1,268 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?: 712 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?: Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 3rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths in armed conflicts
Unit: deaths
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.