States involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1
in 1951
All-time low
0
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
States involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia, 1946–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, states involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia peaked at 1 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1946.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
States involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 1 | — |
| 1952 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 1 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | — |
| 1965 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 1 Angola 1 compare
- 1 Benin 1 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 1 Cambodia 1 compare
- 1 Cameroon 1 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 1 Colombia 1 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 1 Haiti 1 compare
- 1 India 1 compare
- 1 Indonesia 1 compare
- 1 Iran 1 compare
- 1 Iraq 1 compare
- 1 Israel 1 compare
- 1 Kenya 1 compare
- 1 Mali 1 compare
- 1 Mozambique 1 compare
- 1 Myanmar 1 compare
- 1 Niger 1 compare
- 1 Nigeria 1 compare
- 1 Pakistan 1 compare
- 1 Philippines 1 compare
- 1 Russia 1 compare
- 1 Rwanda 1 compare
- 1 Somalia 1 compare
- 1 South Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Syria 1 compare
- 1 Thailand 1 compare
- 1 Togo 1 compare
- 1 Turkey 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
- 1 Yemen 1 compare
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Ethiopia was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1951.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1946.
- How does Ethiopia rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.