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South Africa vs South Sudan

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

South Africa recorded 65 organized-violence events in the last 12 months against 60 in South Sudan, about 1.1 times as many. Estimated deaths: 108 in South Africa and 701 in South Sudan. Adjusted for population, South Africa had 1 events per million people and South Sudan 4.9.

South AfricaSouth Sudan
Events, last 90 days2712
Change vs prior 90 days0%-14%
Events, last 12 months6560
Est. deaths, last 12 months108701
Civilian deaths, last 12 months42259
Events per million people14.9
Deaths per million people1.757.5
Regions with 5+ events36
Main type of violenceNon-stateState-based
Most recorded partyUnidentified armed groupGovernment of South Sudan

South Africa

0815Aug 2024: 0 events, 0 deaths24-08Sep 2024: 2 events, 2 deathsOct 2024: 0 events, 0 deathsNov 2024: 0 events, 0 deaths24-11Dec 2024: 0 events, 0 deathsJan 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsFeb 2025: 0 events, 0 deaths25-02Mar 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsApr 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsMay 2025: 0 events, 0 deaths25-05Jun 2025: 4 events, 8 deathsJul 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsAug 2025: 3 events, 5 deaths25-08Sep 2025: 3 events, 3 deathsOct 2025: 1 events, 1 deathsNov 2025: 0 events, 0 deaths25-11Dec 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsJan 2026: 4 events, 12 deathsFeb 2026: 10 events, 16 deaths26-02Mar 2026: 15 events, 24 deathsApr 2026: 2 events, 3 deathsMay 2026: 2 events, 4 deaths26-05Jun 2026: 14 events, 23 deathsJul 2026: 11 events, 17 deaths
Events per month in South Africa

South Sudan

059Aug 2024: 2 events, 4 deaths24-08Sep 2024: 0 events, 0 deathsOct 2024: 0 events, 0 deathsNov 2024: 0 events, 0 deaths24-11Dec 2024: 2 events, 36 deathsJan 2025: 8 events, 73 deathsFeb 2025: 1 events, 14 deaths25-02Mar 2025: 5 events, 235 deathsApr 2025: 1 events, 29 deathsMay 2025: 7 events, 106 deaths25-05Jun 2025: 1 events, 4 deathsJul 2025: 3 events, 3 deathsAug 2025: 3 events, 11 deaths25-08Sep 2025: 9 events, 92 deathsOct 2025: 7 events, 56 deathsNov 2025: 4 events, 10 deaths25-11Dec 2025: 3 events, 28 deathsJan 2026: 8 events, 182 deathsFeb 2026: 6 events, 47 deaths26-02Mar 2026: 5 events, 128 deathsApr 2026: 3 events, 23 deathsMay 2026: 4 events, 43 deaths26-05Jun 2026: 2 events, 32 deathsJul 2026: 6 events, 49 deaths
Events per month in South Sudan

Population: World Bank. See methodology.