Pakistan vs Somalia: Deaths in armed conflicts
Pakistan
4,897 deaths
in 2025
Somalia
4,517 deaths
in 2025
Pakistan rank
8th
Somalia rank
10th
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Pakistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4,897 deaths against 4,517 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 380 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Pakistan ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 114 deaths | 9,679 deaths | 9,565 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 117.2 deaths | 3,133 deaths | 3,016 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1,830 deaths | 1,271 deaths | 558.5 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2,902 deaths | 2,773 deaths | 128.8 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1,706 deaths | 3,519 deaths | 1,813 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Pakistan or Somalia?
- Pakistan, at 4,897 deaths against 4,517 deaths in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Pakistan and Somalia?
- 380 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Somalia rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Pakistan ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 10th of 197 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.