Pakistan vs Syria: Deaths in armed conflicts
Pakistan
4,897 deaths
in 2025
Syria
3,748 deaths
in 2025
Pakistan rank
8th
Syria rank
11th
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Pakistan
- Syria
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4,897 deaths against 3,748 deaths in Syria, a difference of 1,149 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 8th and Syria ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 114 deaths | 0 deaths | 114 deaths | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 117.2 deaths | 0 deaths | 117.2 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1,830 deaths | 0.3 deaths | 1,830 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2,902 deaths | 42,527 deaths | 39,626 deaths | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,706 deaths | 3,372 deaths | 1,666 deaths | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Pakistan or Syria?
- Pakistan, at 4,897 deaths against 3,748 deaths in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Pakistan and Syria?
- 1,149 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Syria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Syria rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Pakistan ranks 8th and Syria ranks 11th 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.