Number of state-based conflicts by country

Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
67
Highest
3 conflicts
Mali
Lowest
0 conflicts
North Macedonia
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 67 countries. The highest value is 3 conflicts in Mali; the lowest is 0 conflicts in North Macedonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 conflicts, and the mean is 0.4179 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 Pakistan (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 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 conflicts 2025 up 100.0% volatile
2 Somalia 2 conflicts 2025 up 100.0% volatile
2 Syria 2 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
2 Congo 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
2 Cameroon 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
2 Burkina Faso 2 conflicts 2025 volatile
2 Nigeria 2 conflicts 2025 down 33.3% volatile
2 Niger 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Ethiopia 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Rwanda 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Haiti 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Saudi Arabia 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% volatile
10 Iraq 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Yemen 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Mozambique 1 conflicts 2025 volatile
10 Chad 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
10 Central African Republic 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged volatile
19 Mauritania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Philippines 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Palestine 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Serbia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Russia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Malaysia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Pakistan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Namibia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Sudan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Sierra Leone 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Liberia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 South Sudan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Thailand 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Tajikistan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Turkey 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Uganda 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ukraine 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 United States 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Uzbekistan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Zimbabwe 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Ghana 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Angola 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Albania 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 United Arab Emirates 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Armenia 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Australia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Azerbaijan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Burundi 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Belgium 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Algeria 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Eritrea 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 France 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 United Kingdom 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Georgia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Montenegro 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Guinea-Bissau 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Croatia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Iran 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Israel 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Jordan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Kenya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Kyrgyzstan 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Cambodia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Lebanon 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 Afghanistan 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Libya 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% volatile
19 Lesotho 0 conflicts 2025 volatile
19 North Macedonia 0 conflicts 2025 volatile

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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.