Syria vs Turkey: Countries where armed conflicts took place
Syria
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Syria rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Countries where armed conflicts took place over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Turkey ahead.
Syria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries where armed conflicts took place, Syria or Turkey?
- Syria, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries where armed conflicts took place between Syria and Turkey?
- 0, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Syria ranks 1st and Turkey 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.