Explore Wars
- 1,603
- 6
- Customize
- All Rankings
Top 10 Best Wars
Welcome to the War Piki, the best place to decide between wars. War can be fought on land, on sea, and in the air. Rank and compare modern wars by casualties, significance, dates, etc. This Piki makes use of more than 1,600 facts about 67 wars. Sort and filter these wars according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for wars for the well-rounded warrior, bloodiest wars or something else entirely, we have you covered.
You are currently viewing the best wars. We stack everything according to PikiRank, which measures each item's performance for all users combined. If you're looking for a good bet, pick an item near the top.
Select Criteria
Reset Preferences
Recent Activity on Wars
-
ashleyfunk
edited the War Piki
02/10 at 2:49 PM (EST)
-
prem edited the War Piki 11/09 at 5:33 PM (EST)
Independent, Unbiased, Fact-Based Rankings
Selected Preferences Overall: Best
World War II
World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945, it lasted for 6 years, and it caused 4000000 injuries in the victor powers. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces and was motivated by political ideology.
- Official Date Range: 9/1/1939-9/2/1945
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 4,000,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 8,000,000 deaths
World War II achieves 94% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing or Other Race-related Conflict, Motivated by Expansion of Power or Territory by Aggressor
World War II achieves 32% performance for historical significance.
Six-Day War
Six-Day War started in 1967 and ended in 1967, and it lasted for 0.01 years. It caused 4517 injuries in the victor powers and had 11700 injuries from the defeated power. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 1967-1967
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 4517 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 11,700 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 16,850 deaths
Six-Day War achieves 0% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Religious Ideology, Motivated by Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing or Other Race-related Conflict
Six-Day War achieves 74% performance for historical significance.
World War I
World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918, and it lasted for 4.29 years. It caused 12831500 injuries in the victor powers and had 8388000 injuries from the defeated power. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 7/28/1914-11/11/1918
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 12,831,500 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 8,388,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 4,386,000 deaths
World War I achieves 100% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology
World War I achieves 0% performance for historical significance.
First Indochina War
First Indochina War started in 1946 and ended in 1954, and it lasted for 7.62 years. It was motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces, motivated by political ideology and motivated by conflict over territory or colony.
- Official Date Range: 12/19/1946-08/01/1954
-
Death and Destruction: Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 494,581 deaths
First Indochina War achieves 2% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Revolutionary or Sub-national Forces, Motivated by Resource Ownership
First Indochina War achieves 56% performance for historical significance.
Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War started in 1973 and ended in 1973, and it lasted for 0.05 years. It caused 8000 injuries in the victor powers and had 30000 injuries from the defeated power. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 10/06/1973-10/26/1973
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 8000 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 30,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 15,000 deaths
Yom Kippur War achieves 0% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Religious Ideology, Motivated by Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing or Other Race-related Conflict
Yom Kippur War achieves 78% performance for historical significance.
Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War started in 1937 and ended in 1945, and it lasted for 8.18 years. It caused 8400000 injuries in the victor powers. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces and was motivated by resource ownership.
- Official Date Range: 7/7/1937-9/9/1945
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 8,400,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 1,900,000 deaths
Second Sino-Japanese War achieves 48% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Expansion of Power or Territory by Aggressor, Motivated by Resource Ownership
Second Sino-Japanese War achieves 23% performance for historical significance.
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine started in 1936 and ended in 1939, and it lasted for 0.01 years. It caused 550 injuries in the victor powers and had 15000 injuries from the defeated power. It was motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 1936-1939
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 550 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 15,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 5000 deaths
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine achieves 0% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Religious Ideology, Motivated by Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing or Other Race-related Conflict
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine achieves 100% performance for historical significance.
Gulf War
Gulf War started in 1990 and ended in 1991, and it lasted for 0.58 years. It caused 776 injuries in the victor powers and had 75000 injuries from the defeated power. It was not motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 08/02/1990-02/28/1991
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 776 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 75,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 27,500 deaths
Gulf War achieves 0% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Resource Ownership, Motivated by Conflict Over Territory or Colony
Gulf War achieves 33% performance for historical significance.
Korean War
Korean War started in 1950 and ended in 1953, and it lasted for 2.52 years. It caused 550362 injuries in the victor powers and had 683000 injuries from the defeated power. It was motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces.
- Official Date Range: 6/25/1950-1953
-
Death and Destruction: Victor Power Injuries - 550,362 injured, Defeated Power Injuries - 683,000 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 329,282 deaths
Korean War achieves 6% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Revolutionary or Sub-national Forces
Korean War achieves 9% performance for historical significance.
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Soviet War in Afghanistan started in 1979 and ended in 1989, and it lasted for 9.15 years. It had 35478 injuries from the defeated power. It was motivated by revolutionary or sub-national forces and motivated by political ideology.
- Official Date Range: 12/27/1979-12/27/1979
-
Death and Destruction: Defeated Power Injuries - 35,478 injured, Military Casualties for Defeated Powers - 14,453 deaths
Soviet War in Afghanistan achieves 0% performance for death and destruction.
-
Historical Significance: Motivated by Political Ideology, Motivated by Revolutionary or Sub-national Forces
Soviet War in Afghanistan achieves 21% performance for historical significance.