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Countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana

Ghana: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1991
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 01990: 01991: 11992: 11993: 01994: 11995: 11996: 01997: 01998: 01999: 02000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 12009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 12024: 12025: 1

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1 for countries where armed conflicts took place in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana peaked at 1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.

Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 1 —
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 0 -100.0%
1994 1 —
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 1 —
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 0 -100.0%
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 1 —
2009 0 -100.0%
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 1 —
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 0 0 1
1990s 0.4 0 1 10
2000s 0.4 0 1 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0.5 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 1 Angola 1 compare
  3. 1 Argentina 1 compare
  4. 1 Benin 1 compare
  5. 1 Bolivia 1 compare
  6. 1 Brazil 1 compare
  7. 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
  8. 1 Burundi 1 compare
  9. 1 Cambodia 1 compare
  10. 1 Cameroon 1 compare
  11. 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
  12. 1 Chad 1 compare
  13. 1 Colombia 1 compare
  14. 1 Congo 1 compare
  15. 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
  16. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  17. 1 Ecuador 1 compare
  18. 1 Ethiopia 1 compare
  19. 1 Guatemala 1 compare
  20. 1 Haiti 1 compare
  21. 1 India 1 compare
  22. 1 Indonesia 1 compare
  23. 1 Iran 1 compare
  24. 1 Iraq 1 compare
  25. 1 Israel 1 compare
  26. 1 Kenya 1 compare
  27. 1 Lebanon 1 compare
  28. 1 Mali 1 compare
  29. 1 Mexico 1 compare
  30. 1 Mozambique 1 compare
  31. 1 Myanmar 1 compare
  32. 1 Niger 1 compare
  33. 1 Nigeria 1 compare
  34. 1 Pakistan 1 compare
  35. 1 Palestine 1 compare
  36. 1 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  37. 1 Philippines 1 compare
  38. 1 Qatar 1 compare
  39. 1 Russia 1 compare
  40. 1 Rwanda 1 compare
  41. 1 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  42. 1 Somalia 1 compare
  43. 1 South Africa 1 compare
  44. 1 South Sudan 1 compare
  45. 1 Sudan 1 compare
  46. 1 Syria 1 compare
  47. 1 Tanzania 1 compare
  48. 1 Thailand 1 compare
  49. 1 Togo 1 compare
  50. 1 Turkey 1 compare
  51. 1 Uganda 1 compare
  52. 1 Ukraine 1 compare
  53. 1 Venezuela 1 compare
  54. 1 Yemen 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana?
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Ghana 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1991.
What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
How does Ghana rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
Ghana ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Ghana 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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Indicator
Countries where armed conflicts took place
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.