Somalia vs Sudan
Somalia vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 3,110 deaths in Somalia and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Somalia, by 1,746 deaths, or 2.28 times that in Sudan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2022, Somalia ranked 7 and Sudan ranked 14 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Somalia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,110 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 2,259 | 806 |
| 2020 | 2,095 | 605 |
| 2019 | 2,180 | 480 |
| 2018 | 2,430 | 414 |
| 2017 | 2,065 | 485 |
| 2016 | 2,074 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 1,263 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 1,291 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 1,037 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 2,991 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 2,125 | 732 |
| 2010 | 2,817 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 2,146 | 692 |
| 2008 | 1,732 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 1,585 | 948 |
| 2006 | 1,187 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 388 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 666 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 395 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 624 | 249 |
| 2001 | 445 | 910 |
| 2000 | 171 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 522 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 312 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 268 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 939 | 293 |
| 1995 | 460 | 332 |
| 1994 | 625 | 467 |
| 1993 | 478 | 148 |
| 1992 | 4,729 | 968 |
| 1991 | 8,455 | 359 |
| 1990 | 2,760 | 1,449 |
| 1989 | 1,067 | 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
Somalia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025