Kenya vs Rwanda
Kenya vs Rwanda: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 81 deaths in Kenya and 16 deaths in Rwanda, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 65 deaths, or 5.06 times that in Rwanda.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2022, Kenya ranked 37 and Rwanda ranked 50 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81 | 16 |
| 2021 | 102 | 7 |
| 2020 | 99 | 6 |
| 2019 | 158 | 25 |
| 2018 | 103 | 3 |
| 2017 | 144 | 2 |
| 2016 | 88 | 27 |
| 2015 | 350 | 0 |
| 2014 | 244 | 0 |
| 2013 | 212 | 257 |
| 2012 | 265 | 124 |
| 2011 | 98 | 0 |
| 2010 | 55 | 0 |
| 2009 | 124 | 12 |
| 2008 | 733 | 31 |
| 2007 | 169 | 11 |
| 2006 | 111 | 22 |
| 2005 | 126 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 43 |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 171 | 2,044 |
| 2000 | 218 | 9 |
| 1999 | 208 | 109 |
| 1998 | 321 | 1,913 |
| 1997 | 185 | 7,288 |
| 1996 | 145 | 1,041 |
| 1995 | 44 | 4,202 |
| 1994 | 28 | 772,400 |
| 1993 | 279 | 977 |
| 1992 | 151 | 647 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1,085 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2,647 |
| 1989 | 60 | 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
Kenya vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023