South Sudan vs Zimbabwe
South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 679 deaths in South Sudan and 0 deaths in Zimbabwe, 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 since 2009, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 253 |
| 2007 | 275 | 0 |
| 2006 | 155 | 0 |
| 2005 | 168 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1,241 | 0 |
| 2003 | 62 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2,978 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2,809 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1,953 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3,346 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4,206 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4,272 | 14 |
| 1989 | 3,907 | 37 |
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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023