North Korea vs South Korea: Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place

North Korea
0
in 2010
South Korea
0
in 2010
North Korea rank
4th
South Korea rank
4th

Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place over time

  • North Korea
  • South Korea
00.20.40.60.81194819792010

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in South Korea, a difference of 0.

Across all 62 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 4th of 192 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea South Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0 —
1950s 0.4 0.4 0 —
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 0 0 0 —
2000s 0 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place, North Korea or South Korea?
North Korea, at 0 against 0 in South Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place between North Korea and South Korea?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2010.
How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place?
North Korea ranks 4th and South 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

Indicator
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place
Source
Chupilkin and Kóczán (2022); Correlates of War – Wars (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 13,726 data points, 1816–2010
Last refreshed

At least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic war event took place in this country in a given year.