More than 20 countries experienced intrastate or civil conflicts involving insurgent groups in 2024, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
Notes on verification
UCDP/PRIO data confirm 61 state-based conflicts across 36 countries in 2024, with only 4 interstate wars, strongly implying more than 20 countries had intrastate/civil conflicts. However, no source directly states the exact country count for intrastate conflicts alone, so this is an inferred rather than directly cited figure. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Insurgency-Related Conflict | Council on Foreign Relations (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://www.prio.org/publications/14453 (corroboration)
- https://academic.oup.com/jpr/article/62/4/1223/8324565 (corroboration)
- https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/2025-06-11-ucdp-sharp-increase-in-conflicts-and-wars (corroboration)