South Africa vs Thailand
South Africa vs Thailand: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 0 deaths in South Africa and 46 deaths in Thailand, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Thailand, by 46 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Africa | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 46 |
| 2021 | 123 | 48 |
| 2020 | 0 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | 1 | 61 |
| 2017 | 0 | 42 |
| 2016 | 0 | 49 |
| 2015 | 0 | 84 |
| 2014 | 0 | 98 |
| 2013 | 0 | 249 |
| 2012 | 0 | 243 |
| 2011 | 0 | 276 |
| 2010 | 0 | 246 |
| 2009 | 0 | 262 |
| 2008 | 0 | 336 |
| 2007 | 0 | 568 |
| 2006 | 0 | 563 |
| 2005 | 0 | 586 |
| 2004 | 0 | 312 |
| 2003 | 0 | 41 |
| 2002 | 0 | 114 |
| 2001 | 0 | 51 |
| 2000 | 0 | 46 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998 | 29 | 187 |
| 1997 | 0 | 243 |
| 1996 | 156 | 32 |
| 1995 | 143 | 124 |
| 1994 | 509 | 52 |
| 1993 | 889 | 19 |
| 1992 | 707 | 580 |
| 1991 | 695 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1,438 | 94 |
| 1989 | 281 | 437 |
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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024