Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?

Sierra Leone, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?

0 conflicts, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?

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.

Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Number of armed conflicts

Sierra Leone

0 conflicts

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0 conflicts

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

34th

Number of armed conflicts over time

Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 conflicts.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 conflicts	3 conflicts	3 conflicts	Sri Lanka
1990s	2.2 conflicts	1.2 conflicts	1 conflicts	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.2 conflicts	0.6 conflicts	0.4 conflicts	Sri Lanka
2010s	0 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	Sri Lanka
2020s	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?: Sierra Leone, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?: 0 conflicts, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of armed conflicts?: Sierra Leone ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th 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.