Countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1989
All-time low
1
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries where armed conflicts took place. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.