Jordan vs South Africa: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Jordan
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Africa
0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Jordan rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Jordan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Jordan, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
Jordan ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0979 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0979 deaths per 100,000 people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0002 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0341 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0298 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Jordan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Jordan and South Africa?
- 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and South Africa rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Jordan ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. 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 combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.