Countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger
Niger: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Niger ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 1 Angola 1 compare
- 1 Argentina 1 compare
- 1 Benin 1 compare
- 1 Bolivia 1 compare
- 1 Brazil 1 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 1 Burundi 1 compare
- 1 Cambodia 1 compare
- 1 Cameroon 1 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 1 Chad 1 compare
- 1 Colombia 1 compare
- 1 Congo 1 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 1 Ecuador 1 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 1 Ghana 1 compare
- 1 Guatemala 1 compare
- 1 Haiti 1 compare
- 1 India 1 compare
- 1 Indonesia 1 compare
- 1 Iran 1 compare
- 1 Iraq 1 compare
- 1 Israel 1 compare
- 1 Kenya 1 compare
- 1 Lebanon 1 compare
- 1 Mali 1 compare
- 1 Mexico 1 compare
- 1 Mozambique 1 compare
- 1 Myanmar 1 compare
- 1 Nigeria 1 compare
- 1 Pakistan 1 compare
- 1 Palestine 1 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 1 Philippines 1 compare
- 1 Qatar 1 compare
- 1 Russia 1 compare
- 1 Rwanda 1 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 1 Somalia 1 compare
- 1 South Africa 1 compare
- 1 South Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Syria 1 compare
- 1 Tanzania 1 compare
- 1 Thailand 1 compare
- 1 Togo 1 compare
- 1 Turkey 1 compare
- 1 Uganda 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
- 1 Venezuela 1 compare
- 1 Yemen 1 compare
More social development data for Niger
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 85,591 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.227 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.756 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.57 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.227 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.189 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.177 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Niger 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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About this data
At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.