South Africa vs Tanzania
South Africa vs Tanzania: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 0 deaths in South Africa and 1 deaths in Tanzania, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 1 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Africa | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 123 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 66 |
| 2001 | 0 | 46 |
| 2000 | 0 | 130 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 14 |
| 1996 | 156 | 0 |
| 1995 | 143 | 0 |
| 1994 | 509 | 6 |
| 1993 | 889 | 0 |
| 1992 | 707 | 0 |
| 1991 | 695 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1,438 | 0 |
| 1989 | 281 | 0 |
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 Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025