Countries where armed conflicts took place in Syria
Syria: 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 2000
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Syria, 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 Syria is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Syria peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Syria 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Syria?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Syria rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Syria ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.