North Korea vs Syria: States involved in wars

North Korea
0
in 2011
Syria
0
in 2011
North Korea rank
5th
Syria rank
5th

States involved in wars over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
00.20.40.60.81194619782011

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Syria ahead.

North Korea ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1 1 Syria
1950s 0.5 0 0.5 North Korea
1960s 0 0.1111 0.1111 Syria
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Syria
1980s 0 0.3 0.3 Syria
1990s 0 0 0 —
2000s 0 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher states involved in wars, North Korea or Syria?
North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2011.
What is the difference in states involved in wars between North Korea and Syria?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
61 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2011.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for states involved in wars?
North Korea ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as States involved in wars. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
States involved in wars
Source
Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,415 data points, 1816–2011
Last refreshed

State was a major participant in at least one conventional war that year.