What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

0 conflicts, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of armed conflicts

Democratic Republic of Congo

8 conflicts

in 2025

Nigeria

8 conflicts

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of armed conflicts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8 conflicts against 8 conflicts in Nigeria, a difference of 0 conflicts.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1 conflicts	0 conflicts	1 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	3.4 conflicts	0.6 conflicts	2.8 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	6.3 conflicts	0.7 conflicts	5.6 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	5.6 conflicts	2.3 conflicts	3.3 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	10.5 conflicts	4.83 conflicts	5.67 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8 conflicts against 8 conflicts in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 0 conflicts, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of armed conflicts?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 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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Indicator: Number of armed conflicts
Unit: conflicts
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.