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Countries where armed conflicts took place in Somalia

Somalia: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 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 Somalia, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1

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 Somalia 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 Somalia peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.

Somalia ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Somalia

  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 Ghana 1 compare
  20. 1 Guatemala 1 compare
  21. 1 Haiti 1 compare
  22. 1 India 1 compare
  23. 1 Indonesia 1 compare
  24. 1 Iran 1 compare
  25. 1 Iraq 1 compare
  26. 1 Ireland 0 compare
  27. 1 Israel 1 compare
  28. 1 Kenya 1 compare
  29. 1 Lebanon 1 compare
  30. 1 Liechtenstein 0 compare
  31. 1 Luxembourg 0 compare
  32. 1 Mali 1 compare
  33. 1 Malta 0 compare
  34. 1 Mozambique 1 compare
  35. 1 Myanmar 1 compare
  36. 1 Niger 1 compare
  37. 1 Nigeria 1 compare
  38. 1 Pakistan 1 compare
  39. 1 Palestine 1 compare
  40. 1 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  41. 1 Philippines 1 compare
  42. 1 Qatar 1 compare
  43. 1 Russia 1 compare
  44. 1 Rwanda 1 compare
  45. 1 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  46. 1 South Africa 1 compare
  47. 1 South Sudan 1 compare
  48. 1 Sudan 1 compare
  49. 1 Syria 1 compare
  50. 1 Tanzania 1 compare
  51. 1 Thailand 1 compare
  52. 1 Togo 1 compare
  53. 1 Turkey 1 compare
  54. 1 Uganda 1 compare
  55. 1 Ukraine 1 compare
  56. 1 Venezuela 1 compare
  57. 1 Yemen 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Somalia?
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Somalia 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
How does Somalia rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
Somalia ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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

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.