Chad vs Iraq: Deaths in armed conflicts
Chad
159 deaths
in 2025
Iraq
177 deaths
in 2025
Chad rank
34th
Iraq rank
32nd
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Chad
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 177 deaths against 159 deaths in Chad, a difference of 18 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 650 deaths | 50 deaths | 600 deaths | Chad |
| 1990s | 1,331 deaths | 4,449 deaths | 3,118 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 933.7 deaths | 4,111 deaths | 3,177 deaths | Iraq |
| 2010s | 128.1 deaths | 6,896 deaths | 6,768 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 384.33 deaths | 786.83 deaths | 402.5 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Chad or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 177 deaths against 159 deaths in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Chad and Iraq?
- 18 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Iraq?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Iraq rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Chad ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 32nd of 192 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
The 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.