Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Russian Federation or South Africa?

Russian Federation, at 2 deaths against 0 deaths in South Africa as of 2025.

What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Russian Federation and South Africa?

2 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs South Africa: Deaths in armed conflicts

Russian Federation

2 deaths

in 2025

South Africa

0 deaths

in 2025

Russian Federation rank

31st

South Africa rank

34th

Deaths in armed conflicts over time

Russian Federation
South Africa

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2 deaths against 0 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 2 deaths.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 deaths	55 deaths	55 deaths	South Africa
1990s	52.2 deaths	57.3 deaths	5.1 deaths	South Africa
2000s	202 deaths	0 deaths	202 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	14.7 deaths	0.1 deaths	14.6 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	24.67 deaths	0.3333 deaths	24.33 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, Russian Federation or South Africa?: Russian Federation, at 2 deaths against 0 deaths in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts between Russian Federation and South Africa?: 2 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts?: Russian Federation ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths in armed conflicts
Unit: deaths
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.