South Africa vs Sudan
South Africa vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 0 deaths in South Africa and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1,364 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1995, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Africa | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 123 | 806 |
| 2020 | 0 | 605 |
| 2019 | 0 | 480 |
| 2018 | 1 | 414 |
| 2017 | 0 | 485 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 0 | 732 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 0 | 692 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 0 | 948 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 0 | 249 |
| 2001 | 0 | 910 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 29 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 156 | 293 |
| 1995 | 143 | 332 |
| 1994 | 509 | 467 |
| 1993 | 889 | 148 |
| 1992 | 707 | 968 |
| 1991 | 695 | 359 |
| 1990 | 1,438 | 1,449 |
| 1989 | 281 | 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
South Africa vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013