Iraq vs Syria
Iraq vs Syria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 819 deaths in Iraq and 1,574 deaths in Syria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Syria, by 755 deaths, or 1.92 times that in Iraq.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2022, Iraq ranked 15 and Syria ranked 11 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Iraq | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 819 | 1,574 |
| 2021 | 991 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 911 | 5,632 |
| 2019 | 935 | 11,040 |
| 2018 | 1,493 | 21,470 |
| 2017 | 11,430 | 38,410 |
| 2016 | 11,990 | 53,550 |
| 2015 | 11,300 | 58,610 |
| 2014 | 16,440 | 75,920 |
| 2013 | 3,997 | 76,360 |
| 2012 | 1,413 | 53,660 |
| 2011 | 1,405 | 4,335 |
| 2010 | 1,853 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1,716 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2,770 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4,489 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4,582 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3,511 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4,354 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7,993 | 0 |
| 2002 | 86 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 185 | 0 |
| 1999 | 311 | 0 |
| 1998 | 97 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2,365 | 0 |
| 1996 | 910 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1,347 | 0 |
| 1994 | 971 | 0 |
| 1993 | 431 | 0 |
| 1992 | 844 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24,490 | 0 |
| 1990 | 117 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 1 |
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
Iraq vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010