States involved in interstate conflicts in South Korea
South Korea: States involved in interstate conflicts was 1 in 2014. ▬ Flat
States involved in interstate conflicts in South Korea, 1949–2014
Source: Gibler and Miller - Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1 for states involved in interstate conflicts in 2014. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in interstate conflicts in South Korea peaked at 1 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1957.
That places South Korea 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More social development data for South Korea
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,407 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 117 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.819 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.933 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.839 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.551 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in interstate conflicts in South Korea?
- States involved in interstate conflicts in South Korea was 1 in 2014, according to Gibler and Miller - Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in interstate conflicts recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1949.
- What is the lowest states involved in interstate conflicts recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1957.
- How does South Korea rank for states involved in interstate conflicts?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is states involved in interstate conflicts rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Gibler and Miller - Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in interstate conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.