Egypt vs Iran
Egypt vs Iran: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 157 deaths in Egypt and 360 deaths in Iran, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iran, by 203 deaths, or 2.29 times that in Egypt.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2022, Egypt ranked 27 and Iran ranked 22 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Egypt | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 157 | 360 |
| 2021 | 87 | 46 |
| 2020 | 498 | 241 |
| 2019 | 633 | 301 |
| 2018 | 684 | 163 |
| 2017 | 855 | 29 |
| 2016 | 387 | 70 |
| 2015 | 861 | 0 |
| 2014 | 178 | 0 |
| 2013 | 119 | 0 |
| 2012 | 74 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 219 |
| 2010 | 0 | 77 |
| 2009 | 0 | 208 |
| 2008 | 0 | 125 |
| 2007 | 0 | 86 |
| 2006 | 0 | 57 |
| 2005 | 124 | 53 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 25 |
| 2001 | 0 | 129 |
| 2000 | 0 | 40 |
| 1999 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 143 | 40 |
| 1996 | 149 | 34 |
| 1995 | 227 | 0 |
| 1994 | 145 | 0 |
| 1993 | 103 | 155 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 44 |
| 1990 | 0 | 31 |
| 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
Egypt vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025