Which has higher number of state-based conflicts, South Sudan or Ukraine?

South Sudan, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Ukraine as of 2025.

What is the difference in number of state-based conflicts between South Sudan and Ukraine?

0 conflicts, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Ukraine?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

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 state-based conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Sudan vs Ukraine: Number of state-based conflicts

South Sudan

0 conflicts

in 2025

Ukraine

0 conflicts

in 2025

South Sudan rank

19th

Ukraine rank

19th

Number of state-based conflicts over time

South Sudan
Ukraine

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Ukraine, a difference of 0 conflicts.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ukraine ahead.

South Sudan ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 19th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	—
1990s	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	—
2000s	0.4 conflicts	0 conflicts	0.4 conflicts	South Sudan
2010s	0.5 conflicts	0.8 conflicts	0.3 conflicts	Ukraine
2020s	0 conflicts	0.5 conflicts	0.5 conflicts	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of state-based conflicts, South Sudan or Ukraine?: South Sudan, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of state-based conflicts between South Sudan and Ukraine?: 0 conflicts, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Ukraine?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do South Sudan and Ukraine rank globally for number of state-based conflicts?: South Sudan ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 19th 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 state-based conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of state-based conflicts
Unit: conflicts
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.