Russia vs Ukraine: Battle-related deaths (number of people)
Battle-related deaths (number of people) over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 68,097 number of people against 7,670 number of people in Russia, a difference of 60,427 number of people.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 8.9 times Russia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 1st of 60 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.67 number of people | 1,414 number of people | 1,341 number of people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1,991 number of people | 58,713 number of people | 56,722 number of people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher battle-related deaths, Russia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 68,097 number of people against 7,670 number of people in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in battle-related deaths between Russia and Ukraine?
- 60,427 number of people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for battle-related deaths?
- Russia ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 1st 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.
Individual pages
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.