Kenya vs Somalia: States involved in state-based conflicts
Kenya
1
in 2025
Somalia
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Somalia rank
1st
States involved in state-based conflicts over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1429 | 0.1429 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher states involved in state-based conflicts, Kenya or Somalia?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in states involved in state-based conflicts between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as States involved in state-based conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.