Colombia vs Ethiopia
Colombia vs Ethiopia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 109 deaths in Colombia and 102,900 deaths in Ethiopia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 102,791 deaths, or 940 times that in Colombia.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2022, Colombia ranked 32 and Ethiopia ranked 1 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Colombia | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109 | 102,900 |
| 2021 | 197 | 13,530 |
| 2020 | 114 | 4,819 |
| 2019 | 106 | 412 |
| 2018 | 184 | 672 |
| 2017 | 37 | 450 |
| 2016 | 29 | 570 |
| 2015 | 130 | 318 |
| 2014 | 119 | 26 |
| 2013 | 140 | 274 |
| 2012 | 211 | 391 |
| 2011 | 198 | 57 |
| 2010 | 397 | 31 |
| 2009 | 397 | 834 |
| 2008 | 236 | 275 |
| 2007 | 314 | 471 |
| 2006 | 561 | 597 |
| 2005 | 1,674 | 247 |
| 2004 | 1,746 | 462 |
| 2003 | 2,388 | 1,064 |
| 2002 | 5,706 | 801 |
| 2001 | 4,563 | 370 |
| 2000 | 4,250 | 442 |
| 1999 | 2,056 | 2,786 |
| 1998 | 1,595 | 1,123 |
| 1997 | 801 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1,379 | 52 |
| 1995 | 922 | 1,029 |
| 1994 | 1,155 | 75 |
| 1993 | 267 | 124 |
| 1992 | 1,479 | 1,014 |
| 1991 | 834 | 6,388 |
| 1990 | 692 | 19,190 |
| 1989 | 380 | 18,770 |
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
Colombia vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Ethiopia: 13.2% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Ethiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997