Somalia vs Yemen: Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre
Somalia
0.0085 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.009 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
11th
Yemen rank
10th
Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.009 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0085 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0154 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0154 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.005 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0044 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.002 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0017 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0044 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0076 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0031 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre | 0.028 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0224 deaths per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.009 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0085 deaths per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th 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.