States involved in state-based conflicts in Nigeria
Nigeria: 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 1966
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
States involved in state-based conflicts in Nigeria, 1960–2025
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 Nigeria stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Nigeria peaked at 1 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 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.
States involved in state-based conflicts in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 1 | — |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 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 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 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 Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Nigeria?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1966.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.