Countries where armed conflicts took place in Namibia
Namibia: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Namibia peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 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 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 56 Albania 0 compare
- 56 Algeria 0 compare
- 56 Andorra 0
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 56 Armenia 0 compare
- 56 Australia 0 compare
- 56 Austria 0 compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 56 Bahamas 0
- 56 Bahrain 0 compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 56 Barbados 0
- 56 Belarus 0
- 56 Belgium 0 compare
- 56 Belize 0
- 56 Bhutan 0 compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 56 Botswana 0 compare
- 56 Brunei 0
- 56 Bulgaria 0
- 56 Canada 0 compare
- 56 Cape Verde 0
- 56 Chile 0
- 56 China 0 compare
- 56 Comoros 0 compare
- 56 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 56 Croatia 0 compare
- 56 Cuba 0
- 56 Cyprus 0
- 56 Czechia 0
- 56 Denmark 0
- 56 Djibouti 0 compare
- 56 Dominica 0
- 56 Dominican Republic 0
- 56 East Timor 0 compare
- 56 Egypt 0 compare
- 56 El Salvador 0 compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 56 Eritrea 0 compare
- 56 Estonia 0
- 56 Eswatini 0 compare
- 56 Fiji 0
- 56 Finland 0
- 56 France 0 compare
- 56 Gabon 0
- 56 Gambia 0 compare
- 56 Georgia 0 compare
- 56 Germany 0 compare
- 56 Greece 0
- 56 Greenland 0
- 56 Grenada 0
- 56 Guinea 0 compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 56 Guyana 0 compare
- 56 Honduras 0 compare
- 56 Hungary 0
- 56 Iceland 0
- 56 Ireland 0
- 56 Italy 0 compare
- 56 Jamaica 0 compare
- 56 Japan 0
- 56 Jordan 0 compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0
- 56 Kiribati 0
- 56 Kuwait 0 compare
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 56 Laos 0 compare
- 56 Latvia 0 compare
- 56 Lesotho 0 compare
- 56 Liberia 0 compare
- 56 Libya 0 compare
- 56 Liechtenstein 0
- 56 Lithuania 0 compare
- 56 Luxembourg 0
- 56 Madagascar 0 compare
- 56 Malawi 0
- 56 Malaysia 0 compare
- 56 Maldives 0
- 56 Malta 0 compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 0
- 56 Mauritania 0 compare
- 56 Mauritius 0
- 56 Micronesia (country) 0
- 56 Moldova 0 compare
- 56 Monaco 0
- 56 Mongolia 0
- 56 Montenegro 0 compare
- 56 Morocco 0 compare
- 56 Nauru 0
- 56 Nepal 0 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0 compare
- 56 New Zealand 0
- 56 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 56 North Korea 0
- 56 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 56 Norway 0
- 56 Oman 0
- 56 Palau 0
- 56 Panama 0 compare
- 56 Paraguay 0 compare
- 56 Peru 0 compare
- 56 Poland 0 compare
- 56 Portugal 0
- 56 Romania 0 compare
- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 56 Saint Lucia 0
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 56 Samoa 0
- 56 San Marino 0
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 56 Senegal 0 compare
- 56 Serbia 0 compare
- 56 Seychelles 0
- 56 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 56 Singapore 0
- 56 Slovakia 0
- 56 Slovenia 0 compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 56 South Korea 0
- 56 Spain 0 compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 56 Suriname 0
- 56 Sweden 0 compare
- 56 Switzerland 0
- 56 Taiwan 0
- 56 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 56 Tonga 0
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 56 Tunisia 0 compare
- 56 Turkmenistan 0
- 56 Tuvalu 0
- 56 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 56 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 56 United States 0 compare
- 56 Uruguay 0
- 56 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 56 Vanuatu 0
- 56 Vietnam 0
- 56 Western Sahara 0 compare
- 56 Zambia 0 compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 Namibia?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Namibia was 0 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Namibia ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Namibia 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.