Burkina Faso vs Mali

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

Mali recorded 717 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 654 in Burkina Faso, about 1.1 times as many. Estimated deaths: 2,912 in Burkina Faso and 2,013 in Mali. Adjusted for population, Burkina Faso had 27.2 events per million people and Mali 28.5.

	Burkina Faso	Mali
Events, last 90 days	141	280
Change vs prior 90 days	-28%	+83%
Events, last 12 months	654	717
Est. deaths, last 12 months	2,912	2,013
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	233	617
Events per million people	27.2	28.5
Deaths per million people	121	79.9
Regions with 5+ events	13	10
Main type of violence	State-based	State-based
Most recorded party	JNIM	Government of Mali

Burkina Faso

Events per month in Burkina Faso

Mali

Events per month in Mali

Population: World Bank. See methodology.