Sudan vs Ukraine: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Sudan
65,911 deaths
in 2025
Ukraine
2,635 deaths
in 2025
Sudan rank
1st
Ukraine rank
4th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Sudan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 65,911 deaths against 2,635 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 63,276 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 25.0 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,001 deaths | 0 deaths | 1,001 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 233 deaths | 0 deaths | 233 deaths | Sudan |
| 2000s | 951 deaths | 0 deaths | 951 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 284.6 deaths | 120.1 deaths | 164.5 deaths | Sudan |
| 2020s | 12,352 deaths | 4,483 deaths | 7,869 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Sudan or Ukraine?
- Sudan, at 65,911 deaths against 2,635 deaths in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Sudan and Ukraine?
- 63,276 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Ukraine?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Ukraine rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Sudan ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 4th 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.