Congo - Kinshasa vs South Africa
Congo - Kinshasa vs South Africa: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 5,228 deaths in Congo - Kinshasa and 0 deaths in South Africa, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 5,228 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1995, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,228 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3,513 | 123 |
| 2020 | 3,841 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,385 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5,807 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2,142 | 0 |
| 2015 | 759 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3,100 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,630 | 0 |
| 2011 | 418 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1,063 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5,035 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1,697 | 0 |
| 2007 | 817 | 0 |
| 2006 | 323 | 0 |
| 2005 | 289 | 0 |
| 2004 | 661 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4,263 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8,012 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1,616 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2,968 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7,451 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7,456 | 29 |
| 1997 | 13,800 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33,060 | 156 |
| 1995 | 523 | 143 |
| 1994 | 333 | 509 |
| 1993 | 3,337 | 889 |
| 1992 | 67 | 707 |
| 1991 | 32 | 695 |
| 1990 | 147 | 1,438 |
| 1989 | 28 | 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
Congo - Kinshasa vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025South Africa: $5,713 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025South Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023South Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCongo - Kinshasa: 0.06 tonnes in 2024South Africa: 6.88 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCongo - Kinshasa: 19.7% in 2024South Africa: 78.4% in 2024
- Access to electricityCongo - Kinshasa: 22.5% in 2024South Africa: 90.2% in 2024
- Forest areaCongo - Kinshasa: 61.5% in 2024South Africa: 18.8% in 2024