Burkina Faso vs Somalia

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 416 in Somalia, about 1.6 times as many. Estimated deaths: 2,912 in Burkina Faso and 3,994 in Somalia. Adjusted for population, Burkina Faso had 27.2 events per million people and Somalia 21.2.

	Burkina Faso	Somalia
Events, last 90 days	141	105
Change vs prior 90 days	-28%	+6%
Events, last 12 months	654	416
Est. deaths, last 12 months	2,912	3,994
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	233	154
Events per million people	27.2	21.2
Deaths per million people	121	203.2
Regions with 5+ events	13	11
Main type of violence	State-based	State-based
Most recorded party	JNIM	Government of Somalia

Burkina Faso

Events per month in Burkina Faso

Somalia

Events per month in Somalia

Population: World Bank. See methodology.