Somalia vs South Sudan: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Somalia
77 deaths
in 2025
South Sudan
103 deaths
in 2025
Somalia rank
28th
South Sudan rank
27th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 103 deaths against 77 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 26 deaths.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 688 deaths | 43 deaths | 645 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 198.4 deaths | 781.2 deaths | 582.8 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 195.3 deaths | 216 deaths | 20.7 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 278.4 deaths | 415.1 deaths | 136.7 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 225.67 deaths | 93.67 deaths | 132 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 103 deaths against 77 deaths in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 26 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Somalia ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 27th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.