Iran and United Arab Emirates: events and estimated deaths compared
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In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 519 eventsP in Iran and 10 eventsP in United Arab Emirates. The best estimate of deaths is 23,702P in Iran and 12P in United Arab Emirates. The two columns use the same periods and the same UCDP definitions.
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 84 events in Iran and no events in United Arab Emirates. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is up 518 percentP in Iran. It is up from no eventsP in United Arab Emirates.
Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.
An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date
UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .
This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.
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Side by side
Population: World Bank, 2025. A rate shows the count against the size of the country.
| Figure | Iran | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Events, September 2026 | 17P | 0P |
| Estimated deaths, September 2026 | 47P | 0P |
| Events, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 | 519P | 10P |
| Estimated deaths, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 | 23,702P | 12P |
| Low estimate of deaths, 12 months | 23,693P | 12P |
| High estimate of deaths, 12 months | 23,792P | 12P |
| Deaths of civilians, 12 months | 7,195P | 8P |
| Events, state-based armed conflict, 12 months | 474P | 10P |
| Events, non-state conflict, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
| Events, one-sided violence against civilians, 12 months | 45P | 0 |
| Population (World Bank) | 92,417,681 | 11,513,149 |
| Events for each million inhabitants, 12 months | 5.6P | 0.9P |
| Deaths for each million inhabitants, 12 months | 256.5P | 1.0P |
| Regions with a page | 20 | 1 |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
24 months
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ConflictStats. Iran and United Arab Emirates: events and estimated deaths compared. https://conflictstats.com/compare/iran-vs-united-arab-emirates/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .
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