South Sudan vs Zambia
South Sudan vs Zambia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 679 deaths in South Sudan and 0 deaths in Zambia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 679 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Sudan | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 679 | 0 |
| 2021 | 885 | 0 |
| 2020 | 638 | 0 |
| 2019 | 585 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1,128 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,224 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,276 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,104 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2,461 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,699 | 0 |
| 2012 | 807 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3,037 | 0 |
| 2010 | 266 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1,716 | 0 |
| 2008 | 135 | 0 |
| 2007 | 275 | 0 |
| 2006 | 155 | 0 |
| 2005 | 168 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1,241 | 0 |
| 2003 | 62 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2,978 | 36 |
| 2001 | 2,809 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1,953 | 1 |
| 1999 | 558 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3,887 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3,574 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2,374 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1,162 | 0 |
| 1994 | 491 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5,877 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3,346 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4,206 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4,272 | 40 |
| 1989 | 3,907 | 86 |
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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024