Ethiopia vs Sudan: Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred
Ethiopia
4,312 deaths
in 2025
Sudan
12,269 deaths
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sudan rank
2nd
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 12,269 deaths against 4,312 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 7,957 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.8 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,422 deaths | 608 deaths | 17,814 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2,641 deaths | 544.6 deaths | 2,096 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 111.5 deaths | 941 deaths | 829.5 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 52 deaths | 694.7 deaths | 642.7 deaths | Sudan |
| 2020s | 52,931 deaths | 4,807 deaths | 48,124 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 12,269 deaths against 4,312 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 7,957 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in intrastate 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 intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.