States involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan
Sudan: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
States involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan, 1956–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for states involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan peaked at 1 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1956.
That places Sudan 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Sudan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.82 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.13 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.289 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.242 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.13 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1963.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1956.
- How does Sudan rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Sudan ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.