Iraq vs North Korea: Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place
Iraq
1
in 2010
North Korea
0
in 2010
Iraq rank
1st
North Korea rank
4th
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place over time
- Iraq
- North Korea
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 0 in North Korea, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place, Iraq or North Korea?
- Iraq, at 1 against 0 in North Korea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place between Iraq and North Korea?
- 1, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2010.
- How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place?
- Iraq ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Chupilkin and Kóczán (2022); Correlates of War - Wars (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
At least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic war event took place in this country in a given year.