Burundi vs Rwanda: Countries where armed conflicts took place
Burundi
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Burundi rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Countries where armed conflicts took place over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries where armed conflicts took place, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries where armed conflicts took place between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Burundi ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Countries where armed conflicts took place. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.