Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran
Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 5,228 deaths in Congo - Kinshasa and 360 deaths in Iran, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4,868 deaths, or 15 times that in Iran.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 and Iran ranked 22 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,228 | 360 |
| 2021 | 3,513 | 46 |
| 2020 | 3,841 | 241 |
| 2019 | 2,385 | 301 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 163 |
| 2017 | 5,807 | 29 |
| 2016 | 2,142 | 70 |
| 2015 | 759 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3,100 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,630 | 0 |
| 2011 | 418 | 219 |
| 2010 | 1,063 | 77 |
| 2009 | 5,035 | 208 |
| 2008 | 1,697 | 125 |
| 2007 | 817 | 86 |
| 2006 | 323 | 57 |
| 2005 | 289 | 53 |
| 2004 | 661 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4,263 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8,012 | 25 |
| 2001 | 1,616 | 129 |
| 2000 | 2,968 | 40 |
| 1999 | 7,451 | 11 |
| 1998 | 7,456 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13,800 | 40 |
| 1996 | 33,060 | 34 |
| 1995 | 523 | 0 |
| 1994 | 333 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3,337 | 155 |
| 1992 | 67 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 44 |
| 1990 | 147 | 31 |
| 1989 | 28 | 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
Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025