Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Number of armed conflicts
Afghanistan
3 conflicts
in 2025
Burkina Faso
3 conflicts
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
9th
Burkina Faso rank
9th
Number of armed conflicts over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3 conflicts against 3 conflicts in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 conflicts.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0.6 conflicts | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1.1 conflicts | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.7 conflicts | 1.1 conflicts | 0.6 conflicts | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.5 conflicts | 3.17 conflicts | 0.6667 conflicts | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 3 conflicts against 3 conflicts in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0 conflicts, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of armed conflicts?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.