Number of state-based conflicts in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of state-based conflicts was 1 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of state-based conflicts in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 conflicts for number of state-based conflicts in 2025.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of state-based conflicts in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2 conflicts in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,368 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.016 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.047 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.178 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.026 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.178 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of state-based conflicts in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of state-based conflicts in Saudi Arabia was 1 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 conflicts in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of state-based conflicts?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of state-based conflicts rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.