Countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 0 in 2025. β Volatile
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara, 1989β2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Western Sahara 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 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, The 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 Darussalam 0 compare
- 56 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 56 Canada 0 compare
- 56 Cabo 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 Timor-Leste 0 compare
- 56 Egypt, Arab Rep. 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, The 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 Kyrgyz Republic 0 compare
- 56 Lao PDR 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, Fed. Sts. 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 Naoero 0 compare
- 56 Nepal 0 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0 compare
- 56 New Zealand 0 compare
- 56 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 56 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 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 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 56 St. Lucia 0 compare
- 56 St. 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 Slovak Republic 0 compare
- 56 Slovenia 0 compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 56 Korea, Rep. 0 compare
- 56 Spain 0 compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 56 Suriname 0 compare
- 56 Sweden 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 Viet Nam 0 compare
- 56 Zambia 0 compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More social development data for Western Sahara
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Score -3 (2025)
- Freedom Score 4 (2025)
- Full democracy 0 (2025)
- Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)
- Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Western Sahara was 0 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Western Sahara rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Western Sahara ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) β 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.