Number of armed conflicts by country

Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
105
Highest
8 conflicts
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 conflicts
Zimbabwe
Median
0 conflicts
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Number of armed conflicts is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 8 conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 conflicts in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 conflicts, and the mean is 0.8 conflicts.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

Number of armed conflicts: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 8 conflicts 2025 up 60.0% volatile
1 Nigeria 8 conflicts 2025 up 166.7% volatile
3 Mali 6 conflicts 2025 volatile
4 Colombia 5 conflicts 2025 volatile
5 Congo 4 conflicts 2025 volatile
5 Haiti 4 conflicts 2025 volatile
5 Sudan 4 conflicts 2025 up 300.0% volatile
5 Syria 4 conflicts 2025 down 20.0% volatile
9 Afghanistan 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% volatile
9 Burkina Faso 3 conflicts 2025 volatile
9 Cameroon 3 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
9 Ethiopia 3 conflicts 2025 up 200.0% volatile
9 Niger 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% volatile
9 Pakistan 3 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
15 Central African Republic 2 conflicts 2025 down 60.0% volatile
15 India 2 conflicts 2025 up 100.0% volatile
15 Mexico 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
15 Mozambique 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Argentina 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Burundi 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Benin 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Brazil 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Iran 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Iraq 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
19 Israel 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Myanmar 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Philippines 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Palestine 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Russia 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Chad 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
19 Tanzania 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ukraine 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Yemen 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
34 Angola 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Australia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Austria 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Belgium 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Bangladesh 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Bahrain 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Bhutan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Botswana 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 China 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Germany 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Djibouti 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Algeria 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Ecuador 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Egypt 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Eritrea 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Spain 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 France 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 United Kingdom 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Georgia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Guinea 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Gambia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Guatemala 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Guyana 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Honduras 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Croatia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Indonesia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Jordan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Kenya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Cambodia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Kuwait 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Laos 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Lebanon 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Liberia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Libya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sri Lanka 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Lithuania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Latvia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Morocco 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Madagascar 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 North Macedonia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Mauritania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Namibia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Nepal 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Panama 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Peru 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Papua New Guinea 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Romania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Rwanda 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Senegal 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Sierra Leone 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 El Salvador 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Somalia 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 South Sudan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sweden 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Eswatini 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Togo 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Thailand 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tajikistan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 East Timor 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Tunisia 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Turkey 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Uganda 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 United States 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Venezuela 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 South Africa 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Zambia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
34 Zimbabwe 0 conflicts 2025 volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Number of armed conflicts
Unit
conflicts
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.