Interstate Wars Map — Historical Conflicts from 1816 to 2007
This interactive 3D map visualizes 95 interstate wars spanning nearly two centuries of modern history. Each conflict is displayed with its participating countries, colored by alliance side, and placed on the globe for geographic context.
What Are Interstate Wars?
Interstate wars are armed conflicts between two or more internationally recognized state governments. They differ from civil wars (within a single state) and extra-state wars (between a state and a non-state entity). This dataset covers conflicts from the Napoleonic era through modern times.
Major Conflicts in the Dataset
The dataset includes some of the most significant conflicts in modern history: World War I (1914–1918), World War II (1939–1945), the Korean War (1950–1953), the Six-Day War (1967), the Falklands War (1982), and the Gulf War (1990–1991), among many others.
Data Source: Correlates of War Project
The data comes from the Correlates of War (COW) Project's Inter-State War Data v4.0. Citation: Sarkees, Meredith Reid and Frank Wayman (2010). Resort to War: 1816–2007. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
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