Burkina Faso vs Rwanda
Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,595 deaths in Burkina Faso and 16 deaths in Rwanda, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 2,579 deaths, or 160 times that in Rwanda.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2022, Burkina Faso ranked 10 and Rwanda ranked 50 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Burkina Faso | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,595 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1,458 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1,131 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1,245 | 25 |
| 2018 | 171 | 3 |
| 2017 | 34 | 2 |
| 2016 | 25 | 27 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 257 |
| 2012 | 0 | 124 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 31 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 43 |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2,044 |
| 2000 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 109 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1,913 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7,288 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1,041 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4,202 |
| 1994 | 0 | 772,400 |
| 1993 | 0 | 977 |
| 1992 | 0 | 647 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1,085 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2,647 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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
Burkina Faso vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023