States involved in state-based conflicts in Iraq
Iraq: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
States involved in state-based conflicts in Iraq, 1946–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1 for states involved in state-based conflicts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Iraq peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1946.
That places Iraq 1st out of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 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 India 1 compare
- 1 Indonesia 1 compare
- 1 Iran 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 Iraq
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.369 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.571 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.578 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.369 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.224 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.22 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in Iraq?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Iraq 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1946.
- How does Iraq rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.