States involved in state-based conflicts in Syria
Syria: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
States involved in state-based conflicts in Syria, 1946–2025
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 Syria is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Syria peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1946.
Syria 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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- 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 Nigeria 1 compare
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- 1 South Sudan 1 compare
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- 1 Turkey 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
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More social development data for Syria
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4.87 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.358 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.058 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in Syria?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1946.
- How does Syria rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Syria ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.