Rwanda vs Uganda: Deaths in armed conflicts
Rwanda
1 deaths
in 2025
Uganda
2 deaths
in 2025
Rwanda rank
52nd
Uganda rank
51st
Deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2 deaths against 1 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 1 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.0 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 1,079 deaths | 1,079 deaths | Uganda |
| 1990s | 164,903 deaths | 926.6 deaths | 163,976 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 205.6 deaths | 970.4 deaths | 764.8 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 7.1 deaths | 10.7 deaths | 3.6 deaths | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1 deaths | 15.83 deaths | 14.83 deaths | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2 deaths against 1 deaths in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 1 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Rwanda ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 51st 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.