What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?

1,566 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Syria: Deaths in armed conflicts

Democratic Republic of Congo

3,546 deaths

in 2025

Syria

1,980 deaths

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Syria rank

3rd

Deaths in armed conflicts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Syria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3,546 deaths against 1,980 deaths in Syria, a difference of 1,566 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28 deaths	0 deaths	28 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	4,937 deaths	0 deaths	4,937 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	1,468 deaths	0 deaths	1,468 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	656.1 deaths	1,656 deaths	1,000 deaths	Syria
2020s	2,895 deaths	394 deaths	2,501 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Democratic Republic of Congo or Syria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3,546 deaths against 1,980 deaths in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 1,566 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 197 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: 197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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