Iraq vs Yemen: Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per

Iraq
0.0011 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.0015 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th

Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per over time

  • Iraq
  • Yemen
00.010.020.030.04198920062023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0011 deaths per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0012 deaths per square kilometre 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0038 deaths per square kilometre 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre 0.0035 deaths per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0115 deaths per square kilometre 0.0054 deaths per square kilometre 0.0061 deaths per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0019 deaths per square kilometre 0.0158 deaths per square kilometre 0.0139 deaths per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per, Iraq or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0015 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0011 deaths per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per between Iraq and Yemen?
0.0004 deaths per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per?
Iraq ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 6,611 data points, 1989–2023
Last refreshed

Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.