Somalia vs Sudan: Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred
Somalia
3,095 deaths
in 2025
Sudan
12,269 deaths
in 2025
Somalia rank
5th
Sudan rank
2nd
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 12,269 deaths against 3,095 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 9,174 deaths.
That makes Sudan's figure about 4.0 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 373 deaths | 608 deaths | 235 deaths | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1,262 deaths | 544.6 deaths | 716.9 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 546.2 deaths | 941 deaths | 394.8 deaths | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1,791 deaths | 694.7 deaths | 1,097 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2,712 deaths | 4,807 deaths | 2,095 deaths | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 12,269 deaths against 3,095 deaths in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred between Somalia and Sudan?
- 9,174 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Somalia ranks 5th 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.