States involved in state-based conflicts in India
India: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
States involved in state-based conflicts in India, 1947–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for states involved in state-based conflicts in India is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in India peaked at 1 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1952.
India ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 1 Haiti 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 India
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.377 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.458 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.586 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.377 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.246 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in India?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1947.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1952.
- How does India rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- India ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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About this data
State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.