Ethiopia vs Somalia: Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
0.007 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0085 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
12th
Somalia rank
11th
Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0085 deaths per square kilometre against 0.007 deaths per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0012 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre | 0.002 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0044 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0037 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0758 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0702 deaths per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0085 deaths per square kilometre against 0.007 deaths per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Deaths in armed conflicts, 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 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.