Rwanda vs Uganda
Rwanda vs Uganda: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 16 deaths in Rwanda and 147 deaths in Uganda, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uganda, by 131 deaths, or 9.19 times that in Rwanda.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2022, Rwanda ranked 50 and Uganda ranked 30 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Rwanda | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 147 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 25 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 35 |
| 2016 | 27 | 48 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 257 | 28 |
| 2012 | 124 | 25 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 75 |
| 2009 | 12 | 40 |
| 2008 | 31 | 7 |
| 2007 | 11 | 168 |
| 2006 | 22 | 266 |
| 2005 | 0 | 935 |
| 2004 | 43 | 2,020 |
| 2003 | 12 | 1,646 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1,296 |
| 2001 | 2,044 | 198 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1,199 |
| 1999 | 109 | 1,013 |
| 1998 | 1,913 | 1,186 |
| 1997 | 7,288 | 1,352 |
| 1996 | 1,041 | 1,769 |
| 1995 | 4,202 | 531 |
| 1994 | 772,400 | 149 |
| 1993 | 977 | 17 |
| 1992 | 647 | 72 |
| 1991 | 1,085 | 1,018 |
| 1990 | 2,647 | 809 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1,048 |
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
Rwanda vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025