Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre by country
Deaths in non-state 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.
What the numbers show
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per square kilometre is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre in Mexico; the lowest is 0 deaths per square kilometre in Myanmar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,125.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Haiti | 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0026 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0.0022 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0.0017 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Honduras | 0.0009 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 703.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | France | 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | India | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Nepal | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Liberia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | El Salvador | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Uganda | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | United States of America | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | China | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Cameroon | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Comoros | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Djibouti | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Georgia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Jamaica | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Jordan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Lebanon | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Libya | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Deaths in non-state 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.
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Deaths in non-state 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
Deaths in non-state 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.