Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Countries where armed conflicts took place
Iraq
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Countries where armed conflicts took place over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries where armed conflicts took place, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries where armed conflicts took place between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β 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.