Chad vs Congo: Deaths in armed conflicts
Chad
159 deaths
in 2025
Congo
319 deaths
in 2025
Chad rank
34th
Congo rank
31st
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Chad
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 319 deaths against 159 deaths in Chad, a difference of 160 deaths.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.0 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 34th and Congo ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 650 deaths | 0 deaths | 650 deaths | Chad |
| 1990s | 1,331 deaths | 2,835 deaths | 1,504 deaths | Congo |
| 2000s | 933.7 deaths | 32.3 deaths | 901.4 deaths | Chad |
| 2010s | 128.1 deaths | 77.4 deaths | 50.7 deaths | Chad |
| 2020s | 384.33 deaths | 298.83 deaths | 85.5 deaths | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Chad or Congo?
- Congo, at 319 deaths against 159 deaths in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Chad and Congo?
- 160 deaths, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Congo?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Congo rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Chad ranks 34th and Congo ranks 31st 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.