Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Countries where armed conflicts took place
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Countries where armed conflicts took place over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0.8333 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries where armed conflicts took place, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries where armed conflicts took place between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Countries where armed conflicts 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 all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.