Burkina Faso vs Somalia
Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,595 deaths in Burkina Faso and 3,110 deaths in Somalia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Somalia, by 515 deaths, or 1.2 times that in Burkina Faso.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
- In 2022, Burkina Faso ranked 10 and Somalia ranked 7 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Burkina Faso | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,595 | 3,110 |
| 2021 | 1,458 | 2,259 |
| 2020 | 1,131 | 2,095 |
| 2019 | 1,245 | 2,180 |
| 2018 | 171 | 2,430 |
| 2017 | 34 | 2,065 |
| 2016 | 25 | 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
Burkina Faso vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025