France vs Germany: States involved in interstate conflicts
France
1
in 2014
Germany
1
in 2014
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
States involved in interstate conflicts over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 50 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | France |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1840s | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | France |
| 1850s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | France |
| 1860s | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | France |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | France |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | France |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | France |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | France |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, France or Germany?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2014.
- What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between France and Germany?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2014.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?
- France ranks 1st and Germany 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.