Number of state-based conflicts by country

Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
3 conflicts
Mali
Lowest
0 conflicts
Western Sahara
Median
0 conflicts
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Number of state-based conflicts is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 3 conflicts in Mali; the lowest is 0 conflicts in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 conflicts, and the mean is 0.1458 conflicts.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Number of state-based conflicts: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% volatile
2 Burkina Faso 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
2 Cameroon 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 conflicts 2025 up 100.0% volatile
2 Congo 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
2 Niger 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
2 Nigeria 2 conflicts 2025 down 33.3% volatile
2 Somalia 2 conflicts 2025 up 100.0% volatile
2 Syria 2 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
10 Central African Republic 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Ethiopia 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Haiti 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Iraq 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Mozambique 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Rwanda 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Saudi Arabia 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
10 Chad 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Yemen 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Afghanistan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Angola 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Albania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Andorra 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 United Arab Emirates 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Argentina 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Armenia 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Antigua and Barbuda 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Australia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Austria 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Azerbaijan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Burundi 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Belgium 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Benin 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bangladesh 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bulgaria 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bahrain 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bahamas 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Belarus 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Belize 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bolivia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Brazil 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Barbados 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Brunei 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Bhutan 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Botswana 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Canada 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Switzerland 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Chile 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 China 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Cote d'Ivoire 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Colombia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Comoros 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Cape Verde 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Costa Rica 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Cuba 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Cyprus 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Czechia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Germany 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Djibouti 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Dominica 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Denmark 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Dominican Republic 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Algeria 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ecuador 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Egypt 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Eritrea 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Spain 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Estonia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Finland 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Fiji 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 France 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Gabon 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 United Kingdom 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Georgia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ghana 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Guinea 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Gambia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Guinea-Bissau 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Equatorial Guinea 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Greece 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Grenada 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Greenland 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Guatemala 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Guyana 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Honduras 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Croatia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Hungary 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Indonesia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 India 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Iran 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Iceland 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Israel 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Italy 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Jamaica 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Jordan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Japan 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Kazakhstan 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Kenya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Kyrgyzstan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Cambodia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Kiribati 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 South Korea 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Kuwait 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Laos 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Lebanon 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Liberia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Libya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Saint Lucia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Sri Lanka 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Lesotho 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Lithuania 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Latvia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Morocco 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Monaco 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Moldova 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Madagascar 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Maldives 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Mexico 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Marshall Islands 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 North Macedonia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Myanmar 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Montenegro 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Mongolia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Mauritania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Mauritius 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Malawi 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Malaysia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Namibia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Nicaragua 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Netherlands 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Norway 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Nepal 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Nauru 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 New Zealand 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Oman 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Pakistan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Panama 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Peru 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Philippines 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Palau 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Papua New Guinea 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Poland 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 North Korea 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Portugal 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Paraguay 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Palestine 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Qatar 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Romania 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Russia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Sudan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Senegal 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Singapore 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Solomon Islands 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Sierra Leone 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 El Salvador 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 San Marino 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Serbia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 South Sudan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Sao Tome and Principe 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Suriname 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Slovakia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Slovenia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Sweden 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Eswatini 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Seychelles 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Togo 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Thailand 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Tajikistan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Turkmenistan 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 East Timor 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Tonga 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Trinidad and Tobago 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Tunisia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Turkey 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Tuvalu 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Tanzania 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Uganda 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ukraine 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Uruguay 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 United States 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Uzbekistan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Venezuela 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Vietnam 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Vanuatu 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Samoa 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 South Africa 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Zambia 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Zimbabwe 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Taiwan 0 conflicts 2025 flat
19 Western Sahara 0 conflicts 2025 flat

About this data

Indicator
Number of state-based 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 are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.