States involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea
North Korea: States involved in state-based conflicts was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1
in 1949
All-time low
0
in 1948
Years of data
78
1948–2025
States involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea, 1948–2025
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 North Korea is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea peaked at 1 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1948.
North Korea ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
States involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 1 | — |
| 1950 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 1 | — |
| 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 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 36 Albania 0 compare
- 36 Algeria 0 compare
- 36 Andorra 0
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 36 Argentina 0 compare
- 36 Armenia 0
- 36 Australia 0 compare
- 36 Austria 0
- 36 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 36 Bahamas 0
- 36 Bahrain 0
- 36 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 36 Barbados 0
- 36 Belarus 0
- 36 Belgium 0 compare
- 36 Belize 0
- 36 Bhutan 0
- 36 Bolivia 0 compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 36 Botswana 0
- 36 Brazil 0
- 36 Brunei 0
- 36 Bulgaria 0
- 36 Burundi 0 compare
- 36 Canada 0 compare
- 36 Cape Verde 0
- 36 Chad 0 compare
- 36 Chile 0 compare
- 36 China 0 compare
- 36 Comoros 0 compare
- 36 Congo 0 compare
- 36 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 36 Croatia 0 compare
- 36 Cuba 0 compare
- 36 Cyprus 0 compare
- 36 Czechia 0
- 36 Denmark 0
- 36 Djibouti 0 compare
- 36 Dominica 0
- 36 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 36 East Timor 0
- 36 Ecuador 0 compare
- 36 Egypt 0 compare
- 36 El Salvador 0 compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 36 Eritrea 0 compare
- 36 Estonia 0
- 36 Eswatini 0
- 36 Fiji 0
- 36 Finland 0
- 36 France 0 compare
- 36 Gabon 0 compare
- 36 Gambia 0 compare
- 36 Georgia 0 compare
- 36 Germany 0
- 36 Ghana 0 compare
- 36 Greece 0 compare
- 36 Grenada 0 compare
- 36 Guatemala 0 compare
- 36 Guinea 0 compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 36 Guyana 0
- 36 Honduras 0 compare
- 36 Hungary 0 compare
- 36 Iceland 0
- 36 Ireland 0
- 36 Italy 0
- 36 Jamaica 0
- 36 Japan 0
- 36 Jordan 0 compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 0
- 36 Kiribati 0
- 36 Kuwait 0 compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 36 Laos 0 compare
- 36 Latvia 0
- 36 Lebanon 0 compare
- 36 Lesotho 0 compare
- 36 Liberia 0 compare
- 36 Libya 0 compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 0
- 36 Lithuania 0
- 36 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 36 Madagascar 0 compare
- 36 Malawi 0
- 36 Malaysia 0 compare
- 36 Maldives 0
- 36 Malta 0
- 36 Marshall Islands 0
- 36 Mauritania 0 compare
- 36 Mauritius 0
- 36 Mexico 0 compare
- 36 Micronesia (country) 0
- 36 Moldova 0 compare
- 36 Monaco 0
- 36 Mongolia 0
- 36 Montenegro 0
- 36 Morocco 0 compare
- 36 Namibia 0
- 36 Nauru 0
- 36 Nepal 0 compare
- 36 Netherlands 0 compare
- 36 New Zealand 0 compare
- 36 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 36 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 36 Norway 0
- 36 Oman 0 compare
- 36 Palau 0
- 36 Panama 0 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
- 36 Paraguay 0 compare
- 36 Peru 0 compare
- 36 Poland 0
- 36 Portugal 0 compare
- 36 Qatar 0
- 36 Romania 0 compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 36 Saint Lucia 0
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 36 Samoa 0
- 36 San Marino 0
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 36 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 36 Senegal 0 compare
- 36 Serbia 0
- 36 Seychelles 0
- 36 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 36 Singapore 0
- 36 Slovakia 0
- 36 Slovenia 0
- 36 Solomon Islands 0
- 36 South Africa 0 compare
- 36 South Korea 0 compare
- 36 Spain 0 compare
- 36 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 36 Suriname 0 compare
- 36 Sweden 0
- 36 Switzerland 0
- 36 Taiwan 0 compare
- 36 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 36 Tanzania 0 compare
- 36 Tonga 0
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 36 Tunisia 0 compare
- 36 Turkmenistan 0
- 36 Tuvalu 0
- 36 Uganda 0 compare
- 36 United Arab Emirates 0
- 36 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 36 United States 0 compare
- 36 Uruguay 0 compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 36 Vanuatu 0
- 36 Venezuela 0 compare
- 36 Vietnam 0 compare
- 36 Zambia 0
- 36 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in North Korea was 0 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1949.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1948.
- How does North Korea rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- North Korea ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this North Korea 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.