Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre by country
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed 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.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
2.88 deaths per square kilometre
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0 deaths per square kilometre
Zimbabwe
Median
0 deaths per square kilometre
Years covered
35
1989–2023
Data points
6,611
What the numbers show
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 2.88 deaths per square kilometre in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0 deaths per square kilometre in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0252 deaths per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 29,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 100.0%).
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 2.88 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 0.0312 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Haiti | 0.011 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 0.0059 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 0.0026 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,834.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0024 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 0.0023 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 0.0021 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 0.002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,957.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0013 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Togo | 0.001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29,800.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,319.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 0.0006 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Yemen | 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 620.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6,775.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Benin | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Somalia | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16,400.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mozambique | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,033.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Kenya | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | India | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Philippines | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | France | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Chad | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | China | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Angola | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Australia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Austria | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Germany | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guyana | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Jordan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Libya | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lesotho | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Panama | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sweden | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Eswatini | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Türkiye | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United States of America | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Zambia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed 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.
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed 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.