Burkina Faso vs Cameroon

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Both countries are in the Africa region.

Burkina Faso recorded 654 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 217 in Cameroon, about 3.0 times as many. Estimated deaths: 2,912 in Burkina Faso and 458 in Cameroon. Adjusted for population, Burkina Faso had 27.2 events per million people and Cameroon 7.3.

	Burkina Faso	Cameroon
Events, last 90 days	141	73
Change vs prior 90 days	-28%	+62%
Events, last 12 months	654	217
Est. deaths, last 12 months	2,912	458
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	233	202
Events per million people	27.2	7.3
Deaths per million people	121	15.3
Regions with 5+ events	13	3
Main type of violence	State-based	One-sided
Most recorded party	JNIM	Government of Cameroon

Burkina Faso

Events per month in Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Events per month in Cameroon

Population: World Bank. See methodology.