Countries where armed conflicts took place in Sweden
Sweden: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Sweden, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 for countries where armed conflicts took place in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Sweden peaked at 1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Sweden ranks 56th of 193 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 56 Albania 0 compare
- 56 Algeria 0 compare
- 56 Andorra 0 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 56 Armenia 0 compare
- 56 Australia 0 compare
- 56 Austria 0 compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 56 Bahamas 0 compare
- 56 Bahrain 0 compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 56 Barbados 0 compare
- 56 Belarus 0 compare
- 56 Belgium 0 compare
- 56 Belize 0 compare
- 56 Bhutan 0 compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 56 Botswana 0 compare
- 56 Brunei 0 compare
- 56 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 56 Canada 0 compare
- 56 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 56 Chile 0 compare
- 56 China 0 compare
- 56 Comoros 0 compare
- 56 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 56 Croatia 0 compare
- 56 Cuba 0 compare
- 56 Cyprus 0 compare
- 56 Czechia 0 compare
- 56 Denmark 0 compare
- 56 Djibouti 0 compare
- 56 Dominica 0 compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 56 East Timor 0 compare
- 56 Egypt 0 compare
- 56 El Salvador 0 compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 56 Eritrea 0 compare
- 56 Estonia 0 compare
- 56 Eswatini 0 compare
- 56 Fiji 0 compare
- 56 Finland 0 compare
- 56 France 0 compare
- 56 Gabon 0 compare
- 56 Gambia 0 compare
- 56 Georgia 0 compare
- 56 Germany 0 compare
- 56 Greece 0 compare
- 56 Greenland 0 compare
- 56 Grenada 0 compare
- 56 Guinea 0 compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 56 Guyana 0 compare
- 56 Honduras 0 compare
- 56 Hungary 0 compare
- 56 Iceland 0 compare
- 56 Italy 0 compare
- 56 Jamaica 0 compare
- 56 Japan 0 compare
- 56 Jordan 0 compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 56 Kiribati 0 compare
- 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 Lithuania 0 compare
- 56 Madagascar 0 compare
- 56 Malawi 0 compare
- 56 Malaysia 0 compare
- 56 Maldives 0 compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 0 compare
- 56 Mauritania 0 compare
- 56 Mauritius 0 compare
- 56 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 56 Moldova 0 compare
- 56 Monaco 0 compare
- 56 Mongolia 0 compare
- 56 Montenegro 0 compare
- 56 Morocco 0 compare
- 56 Namibia 0 compare
- 56 Nauru 0 compare
- 56 Nepal 0 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0 compare
- 56 New Zealand 0 compare
- 56 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 56 North Korea 0 compare
- 56 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 56 Norway 0 compare
- 56 Oman 0 compare
- 56 Palau 0 compare
- 56 Panama 0 compare
- 56 Paraguay 0 compare
- 56 Peru 0 compare
- 56 Poland 0 compare
- 56 Portugal 0 compare
- 56 Romania 0 compare
- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 56 Samoa 0 compare
- 56 San Marino 0 compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 56 Senegal 0 compare
- 56 Serbia 0 compare
- 56 Seychelles 0 compare
- 56 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 56 Singapore 0 compare
- 56 Slovakia 0 compare
- 56 Slovenia 0 compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 56 South Korea 0 compare
- 56 Spain 0 compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 56 Suriname 0 compare
- 56 Switzerland 0 compare
- 56 Taiwan 0 compare
- 56 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 56 Tonga 0 compare
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 56 Tunisia 0 compare
- 56 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 56 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 56 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 56 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 56 United States 0 compare
- 56 Uruguay 0 compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 56 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 56 Vietnam 0 compare
- 56 Western Sahara 0 compare
- 56 Zambia 0 compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More social development data for Sweden
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 128 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.889 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.946 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.931 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.635 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Sweden?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Sweden rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Sweden ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sweden 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.