Congo - Kinshasa vs Sudan
Congo - Kinshasa vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 5,228 deaths in Congo - Kinshasa and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 3,864 deaths, or 3.83 times that in Sudan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 and Sudan ranked 14 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,228 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 3,513 | 806 |
| 2020 | 3,841 | 605 |
| 2019 | 2,385 | 480 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 414 |
| 2017 | 5,807 | 485 |
| 2016 | 2,142 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 759 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 3,100 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 1,630 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 418 | 732 |
| 2010 | 1,063 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 5,035 | 692 |
| 2008 | 1,697 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 817 | 948 |
| 2006 | 323 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 289 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 661 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 4,263 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 8,012 | 249 |
| 2001 | 1,616 | 910 |
| 2000 | 2,968 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 7,451 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 7,456 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 13,800 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 33,060 | 293 |
| 1995 | 523 | 332 |
| 1994 | 333 | 467 |
| 1993 | 3,337 | 148 |
| 1992 | 67 | 968 |
| 1991 | 32 | 359 |
| 1990 | 147 | 1,449 |
| 1989 | 28 | 3,607 |
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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013