Afghanistan vs India: Battle-related deaths
Battle-related deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 437 number of people against 260 number of people in Afghanistan, a difference of 177 number of people.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and India ranks 22nd of 60 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,174 number of people | 1,002 number of people | 4,172 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4,802 number of people | 1,685 number of people | 3,118 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3,773 number of people | 1,556 number of people | 2,217 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15,225 number of people | 598.5 number of people | 14,626 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 11,535 number of people | 395.6 number of people | 11,140 number of people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher battle-related deaths, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 437 number of people against 260 number of people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in battle-related deaths between Afghanistan and India?
- 177 number of people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for battle-related deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and India ranks 22nd of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UCDP Battle-related Deaths Dataset , Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), published as Battle-related deaths (number of people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Battle-related deaths refer to those deaths caused by the warring parties that can be directly related to combat. This includes battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities (e.g. hit and-run attacks/ambushes) and all kinds of bombardments of military bases, cities and villages etc. The target for the attacks is either the military forces or representatives for the parties, though there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in the crossfire, indiscriminate bombings, etc. All fatalities, military as well as civilian, incurred in such situations are counted as battle-related deaths.