Which has higher number of deaths, Congo or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 38,938 deaths against 38,880 deaths in Congo as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Congo and Palestine, State of?

58 deaths, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Palestine, State of: Number of deaths

Congo

38,880 deaths

in 2023

Palestine, State of

38,938 deaths

in 2023

Congo rank

122nd

Palestine, State of rank

121st

Number of deaths over time

Congo
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 38,938 deaths against 38,880 deaths in Congo, a difference of 58 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,610 deaths	19,641 deaths	30.2 deaths	Palestine, State of
1960s	18,819 deaths	17,552 deaths	1,267 deaths	Congo
1970s	20,183 deaths	13,070 deaths	7,112 deaths	Congo
1980s	21,966 deaths	11,195 deaths	10,771 deaths	Congo
1990s	32,232 deaths	11,452 deaths	20,780 deaths	Congo
2000s	35,839 deaths	13,574 deaths	22,265 deaths	Congo
2010s	37,189 deaths	15,044 deaths	22,145 deaths	Congo
2020s	39,570 deaths	22,885 deaths	16,686 deaths	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Congo or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 38,938 deaths against 38,880 deaths in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Congo and Palestine, State of?: 58 deaths, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of deaths?: Congo ranks 122nd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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