Version 3.0 of the Correlates of War Inter-State War data can be obtained by clicking here. The ZIP archive contains two files, the formats of which are listed below. Users of the data are requested to acknowledge the source of the data, and indicate the version used, in any manuscripts or publications. Information concerning the procedures followed to generate these data are to be found in the following publications.
Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small (1972). The Wages of War, 1816-1965: A
Statistical Handbook.
Small, Melvin, and J. David Singer (1982). Resort to Arms: International
and Civil Wars, 1816-1980.
Sarkees, Meredith Reid (Forthcoming). "Correlates of War War Datasets: An Update", Conflict Management and Peace Science.
Summary views of the Inter-State Wars and Inter-State War Participants data are available here.
The file has a comma-separated-variable (CSV) format with one record per war. The fields contained in each record are listed below. NA means "not applicable."
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WarNo |
War number |
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WarName |
Name of war |
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YrBeg1 |
First beginning year of war |
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MonBeg1 |
First beginning month of war |
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DayBeg1 |
First beginning day of war |
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YrEnd1 |
First ending year of war |
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MonEnd1 |
First ending month of war |
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DayEnd1 |
First ending day of war |
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YrBeg2 |
Second beginning year of war (-999 = NA) |
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MonBeg2 |
Second beginning month of war (-999 = NA) |
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DayBeg2 |
Second beginning day of war (-999 = NA) |
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YrEnd2 |
Second ending year of war (-999 = NA) |
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MonEnd2 |
Second ending month of war (-999 = NA) |
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DayEnd2 |
Second ending day of war (-999 = NA) |
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Duration |
Length of war in days |
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Deaths |
Total battle deaths |
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CenSubSy |
At least one central sub-system member in war? (0 = no/NA [all coded "0" after 1920], 1 = yes) |
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SubSysEa |
At least one central sub-system member on each side? (0 = no/NA [all coded "0" after 1920], 1 = yes) |
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MajPowIn |
At least one major power in the war? (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
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MajPowEa |
At least one major power on each side? (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
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WestHem |
Was any part of the war fought in |
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Was any part of the war fought in |
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Was any part of the war fought in |
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Was any part of the war fought in |
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Was any part of the war fought in |
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Was any part of the war fought in |
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Edition |
Update code (0 = 1972 original, 1 = 1982 update, 2 = 1990 update, 3 = 1992 update, 4 = 1998 update |
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Version |
Version number of data set |
The file has a comma-separated-variable (CSV) format with one record per war participant. The fields contained in each record are listed below. NA means "not applicable."
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WarNo |
War number |
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StateNum |
COW country code of participant |
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StateAbb |
Abbreviated name of participant |
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YrBeg1 |
First beginning year of participant's involvement |
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MonBeg1 |
First beginning month of participant's involvement |
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DayBeg1 |
First beginning day of participant's involvement |
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YrEnd1 |
First ending year of participant's involvement |
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MonEnd1 |
First ending month of participant's involvement |
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DayEnd1 |
First ending day of participant's involvement |
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YrBeg2 |
Second beginning year of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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MonBeg2 |
Second beginning month of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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DayBeg2 |
Second beginning day of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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YrEnd2 |
Second ending year of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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MonEnd2 |
Second ending month of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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DayEnd2 |
Second ending day of participant's involvement (-999 = NA) |
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Duration |
Length of war participation in days |
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Deaths |
Number of battle related deaths sustained by participant's armed forces in war (-999= missing |
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Outcome |
War outcome for participant (1 = on winning side, 2 = on losing side, 3 = on side A of a tie, 4 = on side B of a tie, 5 = on side A of ongoing war, 6 = on side B of ongoing war) |
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Initiate |
Did state initiate war? (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
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SysStat |
System membership status of state (1 = neither central sub-system member nor major power, 2 = central sub-system member only [only relevant 1816 through 1919], 3 = central sub-system member & a major power [only relevant 1816 through 1919], 4 = major power only) |
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PrWarPop |
Pre-war population in thousands (number from year war begun, -999 = missing) |
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PrWarArm |
Pre-war armed forces in thousands (number from year war begun, -999 = missing) |
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WestHem |
Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Did state participant engage in fighting in war in |
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Version |
Version number of data set |
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