Which has higher number of armed conflicts, Sri Lanka or United States?

Sri Lanka, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in United States as of 2025.

What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Sri Lanka and United States?

0 conflicts, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?

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.

Sri Lanka vs United States: Number of armed conflicts

Sri Lanka

0 conflicts

in 2025

United States

0 conflicts

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

34th

United States rank

34th

Number of armed conflicts over time

Sri Lanka
United States

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in United States, a difference of 0 conflicts.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 34th and United States ranks 34th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3 conflicts	0 conflicts	3 conflicts	Sri Lanka
1990s	1.2 conflicts	0 conflicts	1.2 conflicts	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.6 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	0.5 conflicts	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.1 conflicts	0.2 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	United States
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, Sri Lanka or United States?: Sri Lanka, at 0 conflicts against 0 conflicts in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of armed conflicts between Sri Lanka and United States?: 0 conflicts, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for number of armed conflicts?: Sri Lanka ranks 34th and United States 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.