Sudan vs Syria: Number of armed conflicts
Sudan
4 conflicts
in 2025
Syria
4 conflicts
in 2025
Sudan rank
5th
Syria rank
5th
Number of armed conflicts over time
- Sudan
- Syria
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4 conflicts against 4 conflicts in Syria, a difference of 0 conflicts.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.3 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1.3 conflicts | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.8 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1.8 conflicts | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1 conflicts | 2.7 conflicts | 1.7 conflicts | Syria |
| 2020s | 2 conflicts | 1.83 conflicts | 0.1667 conflicts | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Sudan or Syria?
- Sudan, at 4 conflicts against 4 conflicts in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Sudan and Syria?
- 0 conflicts, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syria?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Syria rank globally for number of armed conflicts?
- Sudan ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.