Iran vs Sudan
Iran vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 360 deaths in Iran and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1,004 deaths, or 3.79 times that in Iran.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2022, Iran ranked 22 and Sudan ranked 14 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Iran | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 360 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 46 | 806 |
| 2020 | 241 | 605 |
| 2019 | 301 | 480 |
| 2018 | 163 | 414 |
| 2017 | 29 | 485 |
| 2016 | 70 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 219 | 732 |
| 2010 | 77 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 208 | 692 |
| 2008 | 125 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 86 | 948 |
| 2006 | 57 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 53 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 25 | 249 |
| 2001 | 129 | 910 |
| 2000 | 40 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 11 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 40 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 34 | 293 |
| 1995 | 0 | 332 |
| 1994 | 0 | 467 |
| 1993 | 155 | 148 |
| 1992 | 0 | 968 |
| 1991 | 44 | 359 |
| 1990 | 31 | 1,449 |
| 1989 | 0 | 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
Iran vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013