Israel vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths in armed conflicts
Israel
39 deaths
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
31 deaths
in 2025
Israel rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Israel
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 39 deaths against 31 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 8 deaths.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8 deaths | 0 deaths | 8 deaths | Israel |
| 1990s | 17 deaths | 47.6 deaths | 30.6 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 80.1 deaths | 8.1 deaths | 72 deaths | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.8 deaths | 8.9 deaths | 3.1 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 249.83 deaths | 72.67 deaths | 177.17 deaths | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Israel or Papua New Guinea?
- Israel, at 39 deaths against 31 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 deaths, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Israel ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β 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.