Niger vs South Africa

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Both countries are in the Africa region.

Niger recorded 146 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 65 in South Africa, about 2.2 times as many. Estimated deaths: 1,244 in Niger and 108 in South Africa. Adjusted for population, Niger had 5.2 events per million people and South Africa 1.

	Niger	South Africa
Events, last 90 days	31	27
Change vs prior 90 days	-44%	0%
Events, last 12 months	146	65
Est. deaths, last 12 months	1,244	108
Civilian deaths, last 12 months	432	42
Events per million people	5.2	1
Deaths per million people	44.6	1.7
Regions with 5+ events	4	3
Main type of violence	State-based	Non-state
Most recorded party	IS	Unidentified armed group

Niger

Events per month in Niger

South Africa

Events per month in South Africa

Population: World Bank. See methodology.