Ethiopia vs Somalia: Battle-related deaths
Battle-related deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2,824 number of people against 2,284 number of people in Somalia, a difference of 540 number of people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 10th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,358 number of people | 373 number of people | 23,985 number of people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 11,623 number of people | 1,580 number of people | 10,043 number of people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 133.14 number of people | 780.29 number of people | 647.14 number of people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 65 number of people | 1,726 number of people | 1,662 number of people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 62,638 number of people | 2,656 number of people | 59,982 number of people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher battle-related deaths, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Ethiopia, at 2,824 number of people against 2,284 number of people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in battle-related deaths between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 540 number of people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for battle-related deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 10th 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.