Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre by country
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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
122
Highest
4.35 units per square kilometre
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0 units per square kilometre
Zimbabwe
Median
0 units per square kilometre
Years covered
35
1989–2023
Data points
6,611
What the numbers show
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 4.35 units per square kilometre in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0 units per square kilometre in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0383 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 62,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 4.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 0.132 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Israel | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Haiti | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 671.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Burundi | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Myanmar | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 757.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,958.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Yemen | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62,000.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 265.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,429.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 519.0% | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 40 | India | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Chad | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | France | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Indonesia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Spain | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | China | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bahrain | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Canada | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Congo | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Djibouti | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Eritrea | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Gambia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Cambodia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Liberia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Libya | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lesotho | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Malaysia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Netherlands | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Nepal | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Eswatini | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | United States of America | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Zambia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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.
Deaths in armed conflicts by region ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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.