What is the difference in number of state-based conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?

0 conflicts, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 state-based conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Number of state-based conflicts

Democratic Republic of Congo

2 conflicts

in 2025

Congo

2 conflicts

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Congo rank

2nd

Number of state-based conflicts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 conflicts against 2 conflicts in Congo, a difference of 0 conflicts.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Congo ranks 2nd 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	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	0 conflicts	—
1990s	0.5 conflicts	0.3 conflicts	0.2 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.6 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	0.5 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.5 conflicts	0.1 conflicts	2.4 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.33 conflicts	0.8333 conflicts	2.5 conflicts	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of state-based conflicts, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 conflicts against 2 conflicts in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of state-based conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?: 0 conflicts, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for number of state-based conflicts?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Congo ranks 2nd 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 state-based conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of state-based 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 are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.