Benin vs Somalia
Benin vs Somalia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 33 deaths in Benin and 3,110 deaths in Somalia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Somalia, by 3,077 deaths, or 94 times that in Benin.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
- In 2022, Benin ranked 46 and Somalia ranked 7 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Benin | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33 | 3,110 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2,259 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2,095 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2,180 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2,430 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2,065 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2,074 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1,263 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1,291 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,037 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2,991 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2,125 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2,817 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2,146 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1,732 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1,585 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1,187 |
| 2005 | 0 | 388 |
| 2004 | 0 | 666 |
| 2003 | 0 | 395 |
| 2002 | 0 | 624 |
| 2001 | 0 | 445 |
| 2000 | 0 | 171 |
| 1999 | 0 | 522 |
| 1998 | 0 | 312 |
| 1997 | 0 | 268 |
| 1996 | 0 | 939 |
| 1995 | 0 | 460 |
| 1994 | 0 | 625 |
| 1993 | 0 | 478 |
| 1992 | 0 | 4,729 |
| 1991 | 0 | 8,455 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2,760 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1,067 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025