Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Deaths in armed conflicts
Burkina Faso
6,360 deaths
in 2025
Nigeria
4,594 deaths
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Nigeria rank
9th
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6,360 deaths against 4,594 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 1,766 deaths.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 1,107 deaths | 1,107 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 1,616 deaths | 1,616 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 185.3 deaths | 5,031 deaths | 4,846 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4,197 deaths | 4,340 deaths | 142.33 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 6,360 deaths against 4,594 deaths in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 1,766 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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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About this data
High 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.