What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?

0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: States involved in interstate conflicts

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2014

Rwanda

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Rwanda rank

1st

States involved in interstate conflicts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.375	0.125	0.25	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.5	0	0.5	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	0.6	0	0.6	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.6	0.5	0.1	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.9	0.7	0.2	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.6	0.8	0.2	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2014.
What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Rwanda 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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Indicator: States involved in interstate conflicts
Source: Gibler and Miller – Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 14,631 data points, 1816–2014
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.