Number of state-based conflicts in Somalia
Somalia: Number of state-based conflicts was 2 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of state-based conflicts in Somalia, 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
Somalia recorded 2 conflicts for number of state-based conflicts in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of state-based conflicts in Somalia peaked at 3 conflicts in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Somalia 2nd 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 | 0.7 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 3 conflicts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 892,037 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.454 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of state-based conflicts in Somalia?
- Number of state-based conflicts in Somalia was 2 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 conflicts in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Somalia rank for number of state-based conflicts?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of state-based conflicts rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.