Bangladesh vs South Africa
Bangladesh vs South Africa: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2 deaths in Bangladesh and 0 deaths in South Africa, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 2 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Bangladesh | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 123 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 48 | 0 |
| 2016 | 73 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 57 | 0 |
| 2005 | 62 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 0 |
| 2000 | 74 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 29 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 156 |
| 1995 | 0 | 143 |
| 1994 | 23 | 509 |
| 1993 | 27 | 889 |
| 1992 | 190 | 707 |
| 1991 | 93 | 695 |
| 1990 | 92 | 1,438 |
| 1989 | 80 | 281 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025