Afghanistan vs United States: States involved in interstate conflicts
Afghanistan
1
in 2014
United States
1
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
1st
United States rank
1st
States involved in interstate conflicts over time
- Afghanistan
- United States
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1919 it was United States ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United States |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, Afghanistan or United States?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2014.
- What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Afghanistan and United States?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2014.
- How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gibler and Miller – Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as States involved in interstate conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.