Security and people
Where organised violence killed people, where refugees and others needing protection come from and where they are hosted, and which countries supply and receive major arms. Each map shows one source’s own figures for each country, with the year or period they cover.
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1–2450k+No data
ConflictUCDP’s preliminary count: 13,286 deaths in organised violence in September 2026, and 238,698 in the 12 months to then; the most in Ukraine (89,424).
Deaths in organised violence, 12 months to Sep 2026
Open conflictSource: UCDPSep 2026Updated 9 Nov 2026
under 1,0002 m+No data
Refugees and others in need of protectionVenezuela was the origin of 7.6 m refugees and others in need of international protection in 2025, 18% of all UNHCR counted; the top three countries of origin 42%.
Refugees and others in need of protection, by origin, 2025
Open refugees and others in need of protectionSource: UNHCR2025Updated 24 Oct 2026
under 9320,000+No data
Arms transfersThe United States supplied 42% of the major arms delivered between 2021 and 2025; the top three exporters supplied 58%.
Major arms exported, 2021–2025, SIPRI trend-indicator value (millions)
Open arms transfersSource: SIPRI2021–2025Updated 8 Nov 2026
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Countries and rankings for this topic
Country pages
The United States, China and Russia, then the countries ranked first on most of this topic’s maps of world shares, volumes and counts.
- United StatesFirst on Refugees and others in need of protection and arms exports
- China
- RussiaIn the top three on 1 of this topic’s maps
- UkraineFirst on Arms imports and conflict deaths
- SudanFirst on People displaced inside their country
- VenezuelaFirst on Refugees by country of origin
Indicator rankings
- Military spending, share of GDP2025 · Top 3: Ukraine, Algeria, Israel
- Military spending2025 · Top 3: United States, China, Russia
- Deaths in organised violence2025 · Top 3: Ukraine, Sudan, Palestine
- Arms imports2025 · Top 3: Saudi Arabia, India, Ukraine
- Arms exports2025 · Top 3: United States, France, Israel
Sources for this topic: UCDP; UNHCR; SIPRIHow we measureAll sources