Countries where armed conflicts took place in Palestine
Palestine: 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 1989
All-time low
0
in 1997
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Palestine, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 1 for countries where armed conflicts took place in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Palestine peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
Palestine ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 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 Niger 1 compare
- 1 Nigeria 1 compare
- 1 Pakistan 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
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More social development data for Palestine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (1995)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1947)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1995)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (1995)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.356 (1948)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Palestine?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Palestine 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Palestine 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.