South Sudan vs Sudan
South Sudan vs Sudan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 679 deaths in South Sudan and 1,364 deaths in Sudan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sudan, by 685 deaths, or 2.01 times that in South Sudan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2022, South Sudan ranked 19 and Sudan ranked 14 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Sudan | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 679 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 885 | 806 |
| 2020 | 638 | 605 |
| 2019 | 585 | 480 |
| 2018 | 1,128 | 414 |
| 2017 | 1,224 | 485 |
| 2016 | 1,276 | 1,921 |
| 2015 | 1,104 | 2,522 |
| 2014 | 2,461 | 1,901 |
| 2013 | 1,699 | 1,843 |
| 2012 | 807 | 1,539 |
| 2011 | 3,037 | 732 |
| 2010 | 266 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | 1,716 | 692 |
| 2008 | 135 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | 275 | 948 |
| 2006 | 155 | 2,242 |
| 2005 | 168 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 1,241 | 8,308 |
| 2003 | 62 | 4,761 |
| 2002 | 2,978 | 249 |
| 2001 | 2,809 | 910 |
| 2000 | 1,953 | 1,573 |
| 1999 | 558 | 1,506 |
| 1998 | 3,887 | 1,922 |
| 1997 | 3,574 | 1,289 |
| 1996 | 2,374 | 293 |
| 1995 | 1,162 | 332 |
| 1994 | 491 | 467 |
| 1993 | 5,877 | 148 |
| 1992 | 3,346 | 968 |
| 1991 | 4,206 | 359 |
| 1990 | 4,272 | 1,449 |
| 1989 | 3,907 | 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 Sudan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025