Rwanda vs Sudan
Rwanda vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 16 deaths in Rwanda and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1,348 deaths, or 85 times that in Rwanda.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2022, Rwanda ranked 50 and Sudan ranked 14 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Rwanda | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 7 | 806 |
| 2020 | 6 | 605 |
| 2019 | 25 | 480 |
| 2018 | 3 | 414 |
| 2017 | 2 | 485 |
| 2016 | 27 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 257 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 124 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 0 | 732 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 12 | 692 |
| 2008 | 31 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 11 | 948 |
| 2006 | 22 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 43 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 12 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 0 | 249 |
| 2001 | 2,044 | 910 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 109 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 1,913 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 7,288 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 1,041 | 293 |
| 1995 | 4,202 | 332 |
| 1994 | 772,400 | 467 |
| 1993 | 977 | 148 |
| 1992 | 647 | 968 |
| 1991 | 1,085 | 359 |
| 1990 | 2,647 | 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
Rwanda vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025