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Name: How Many Countries has the US Invaded?
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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2022 - Congressional Research Service; U.S. Interventions - Global Policy Forum; Foreign Interventions in the United States - Wiki; These are the only 3 countries America hasn’t invaded - We the Mighty.

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How Many Countries has the US Invaded?

How Many Countries has the US Invaded?: compare 109 countries on 4 metrics.

History109 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Jan 25, 2024Original page

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Afghanistan	Military Action	1998, 2001-2021	terrorist suppression, military action	Bombed suspected camps of Osama Bin Laden in response to embassy bombings, Usurped al-Qaeda and Taliban-led government of Afghanistan, would occupy until 2021
Albania	Peacekeeping	1997-1998, 2001	protection, peacekeeping	Protected embassy and evacuated U.S. citizens and allies during unrest, Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Algeria	Military Action	1815	Second Barbary War	US naval fleet under Captain Stephen Decatur wages "Second Barbary War" in North Africa.
Angola	Covert action	1860, 1976-1992	protection, covert action	Protected U.S. citizens from violent locals, CIA and military operations conducted
Argentina	Peacekeeping	1833, 1852-1853+1	protection, protection+1	Naval forces sent to Buenos Aires to protect U.S. interests during insurrection, Protected U.S. interests during revolution+1
Bahamas	Peacekeeping	1940	protection	Protected U.S. lend-lease bases obtained from Great Britain
Bermuda	Peacekeeping	1940	protection	Protected U.S. lend-lease bases obtained from Great Britain
Bolivia	Peacekeeping	1986, 1989	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	U.S. forces assist government in anti-drug operations, Helped track down drug manufacturers and traffickers
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Military Action	1994-2006	military action	Aided Bosnian Muslims in war against Bosnian Serbs, remained as peacekeeping and anti-terrorism force for some time
Brazil	Covert action	1894, 1964	show of force, covert action	Show of force to protect shipping lanes during Civil War, CIA backed government overthrow
Bulgaria	Military Action	1942-1945	World War II	Multiple operations
Burundi	Peacekeeping	2013	peacekeeping	Airlifted French forces and supplies
Cambodia	Covert action	1969-1975, 1970+2	covert action, peacekeeping+2	CIA backed government overthrow, bombing along Vietnam border, Assisted withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam+2
Cameroon	Peacekeeping	2015	terrorist suppression	Sent with consent to combat terrorist group
Canada	Military Action	1837	Naval incident on the Canadian border leads to mobilization of a large force to invade Canada. War is narrowly averted.	—
Central African Republic	Peacekeeping	1996, 2011-2017+1	protection, terrorist suppression+1	Protected embassy and evacuated U.S. citizens and allies during unrest, Hunting Joseph Kony, leader of Lord's Resistance Army, accused of massive war crimes+1
Chad	Peacekeeping	1983	peacekeeping	Surveillance plane sent to Egypt in response to bombing in Sudan
Chile	Covert action	1891, 1973	protection, covert action	Protected U.S. interests during civil war, CIA backed government overthrow
China	Peacekeeping	1843, 1854+14	retaliation, protection+14	Retaliation for scuffle between American and Chinese sailors in what is now Guangzhou, Protected U.S. citizens and interests during political unrest+2
Colombia	Peacekeeping	1868, 1873+2	protection, protection+2	Protected U.S. lives and interests during moment of unrest, Protected U.S. interests during civil unrest+2
Costa Rica	Peacekeeping	1922	show of force	Prevented war between Panama and Costa Rica
Croatia	Peacekeeping	1919, 1995	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Maintained order during civil strife, Bombed Serb airfield
Cuba	Peacekeeping	1814-1825, 1906-1909+6	piracy suppression, protection+5	Extended to several islands of the Caribbean, Protected U.S. interests after revolution+4
Cyprus	Military Action	1974	military action	Evacuated U.S. nationals during Turkey/Greece conflict
Denmark	Peacekeeping	2023	peacekeeping	Assisted ongoing NATO mission to secure Europe against Russian imperialism
Djibouti	Peacekeeping	2003-2006, 2015	peacekeeping, terrorist suppression	Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism, Counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Dominican Republic	Peacekeeping	1798-1800, 1814-1825+4	Military action, Piracy suppression+4	Undeclared Naval war with France (DR was French territory), In several Caribbean islands+4
DR Congo	Peacekeeping	2011-2017	terrorist suppression	Hunting Joseph Kony, leader of Lord's Resistance Army, accused of massive war crimes
Ecuador	Covert action	1963	covert action	CIA backed government overthrow
Egypt	Peacekeeping	1956, 1983+3	protection, peacekeeping+3	Evacuated U.S. citizens and others curing Suez crisis, Surveillance plane sent to Egypt in response to bombing in Sudan+2
El Salvador	Peacekeeping	1932, 1981-1992	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Navy intervenes in conflict, U.S. advisors trained troops to help quell insurgency, conducted counter-insurgency activities
Eritrea	Peacekeeping	2004-2005	peacekeeping	Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Estonia	Peacekeeping	2014	peacekeeping	Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea
Ethiopia	Peacekeeping	2004-2005	peacekeeping	Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Falkland Islands	Peacekeeping	1831-1832	police action	Investigating capture of three American ships
Fiji	Military Action	1840-1841, 1855+1	retaliation, retaliation+1	Retaliation for attacking American explorers, Retaliation for preying upon U.S. citizens and sailors+1
France	Military Action	1798-1800	Undeclared Naval War with France	No landing in mainland France, but in French territory
Gabon	Peacekeeping	1997	peacekeeping	Sent forces to defend and evacuate Americans and allies from Zaire if needed
Georgia	Peacekeeping	2002-2004	peacekeeping	Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Germany	Military Action	1917-1918, 1941-1945+3	World War I, World War II+3	Multiple operations, Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea+2
Ghana	Covert action	1966	covert action	CIA backed government overthrow
Greece	Peacekeeping	1827, 1947-1949+2	piracy suppression, peacekeeping+2	Marines invade the Greek islands of Argentiere, Miconi and Andross., Counter-insurgency activity+2
Greenland	Peacekeeping	1941	protection	Taken under protection at request of Greenland government
Grenada	Military Action	1983	military action	Protected lives and restored order at request of nearby nations
Guam	Imperialism	1898, 1903	imperialism, protection	Annex Spanish territory Guam Island, Navy begins contruction of permanent base
Guatemala	Peacekeeping	1920, 1954+1	protection, covert action+1	Protected U.S. interests during social unrest, CIA executed government coup+1
Guinea-Bissau	Peacekeeping	1998	protection	Evacuated Americans and allies
Haiti	Military Action	1888, 1891+6	show of force, protection+6	Recovered captured U.S. ship, Protected U.S. interests+5
Honduras	Peacekeeping	1903, 1907+5	protection, protection+5	Protected U.S. interests during revolution, Protected U.S. interests during war with Nicaragua+4
Hungary	Military Action	1942-1945	World War II	Multiple operations
Iceland	Peacekeeping	1941, 2018	protection, peacekeeping	Taken under protection at request of Iceland government, Enhance defensive capability
Indonesia	Covert action	1965	covert action	CIA backed government overthrow
Iran	Peacekeeping	1946, 1953+2	peacekeeping, covert action+2	Troops deployed in north, CIA operation arranges coup of government+2
Iraq	Military Action	1991-1993, 1998-2001+3	military action, military action+3	Helped repel Iraq from Kuwait and deter further incursion. Many encounters. Would control airspace until 2003, Bombed military targets including facilities with suspected capability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction+2
Ireland	Military Action	1812-1815	War of 1812	War fought at sea and in British territory in North America
Italy	Military Action	1941-1945, 1948+1	World War II, covert action+1	Multiple operations, CIA involved in national election+1
Ivory Coast	Peacekeeping	1843, 2002	piracy suppression, peacekeeping+1	Possibly other African countries as well, Sent forces to defend and evacuate Americans and allies if needed
Jamaica	Peacekeeping	1940	protection	Protected U.S. lend-lease bases obtained from Great Britain
Japan	Military Action	1853-1854, 1863+3	show of force, retaliation+3	Retaliation for firing upon U.S. vessel, Protected diplomat to display U.S. power+2
Jordan	Peacekeeping	2013, 2015	peacekeeping, terrorist suppression	Trained Jordanian forces, prepared for possible Syrian conflict, Counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Kenya	Peacekeeping	1999, 2004-2005	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Protected U.S. lives and embassy after bombing, Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Kiribati	Military Action	1841	retaliation	Called Taputeoiea (Tabiteuea) or Drummond’s Island at the time. Revenge for murder of U.S. sailor
Kuwait	Peacekeeping	1991, 1992+2	peacekeeping, peacekeeping+2	Helped repel Iraq from Kuwait, Performed exercises on border to deter further Iraqi invasion+2
Laos	Military Action	1962, 1962-1975+1	covert action, military action+1	CIA backed government overthrow, Supported anti-Communist military forces+1
Latvia	Peacekeeping	2014, 2023	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea, Assisted ongoing NATO mission to secure Europe against Russian imperialism
Lebanon	Military Action	1958, 1976+2	peacekeeping, military action+2	Maintained order during threatened insurrection, Evacuated Americans and Eurpoeans during civil unrest+2
Liberia	Peacekeeping	1990, 1996+2	protection, protection+2	Protected U.S. lives and interests during period of unrest, Protected embassy and evacuated U.S. citizens and allies during unrest+2
Libya	Military Action	1981, 1986+3	military action, military action+3	U.S. fighter jets shot down Libyan jets that fired on them, U.S. forces attacked terrorists in Libya+3
Lithuania	Peacekeeping	2014, 2019	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea, Enhance defensive capability
Mexico	Military Action	1836, 1844+8	military action, protection+8	Troops assist Texas war for independence., Protected former Mexican territory of Texas from Mexico+3
Morocco	Peacekeeping	1904	protection	Rescue and protection of kidnapped Americans
Netherlands	Military Action	1941, 2023	military action, peacekeeping	Occupied Dutch Guiana at request of exiled Netherland government, Assisted ongoing NATO mission to secure Europe against Russian imperialism
Nicaragua	Peacekeeping	1853, 1854+10	protection, retaliation+10	Protected U.S. citizens and interests during political unrest, Retaliation for political insult+5
Niger	Peacekeeping	2013, 2017	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Supported intelligence gathering for French forces in Mali, Advise-and-assist mission in support of domestic forces
North Macedonia	Peacekeeping	1993-1994, 2001	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Maintained order and stability during period of unrest, Disarmed Albanian rebels, deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism
Oman	Peacekeeping	1970	peacekeeping	Counter-insurgency activity
Palestine	Peacekeeping	1948	protection	Protected U.S. official
Panama	Military Action	1903-1914, 1912+7	protection, peacekeeping+7	Protected U.S. interests following revolution, Supervised election+6
Paraguay	Military Action	1859	retaliation	Prompted by attack on U.S. naval vessel
Peru	Peacekeeping	1835-1836, 1989	protection, peacekeeping	Protected U.S. interests during revolution.\| Helped track down drug manufacturers and traffickers
Philippines	Covert action	1898, 1899-1901+3	imperialism, protection+3	Take control of Spanish territory Philippines, Protected U.S. interests during revolution+3
Poland	Peacekeeping	2014, 2017-2019+1	peacekeeping, peacekeeping+1	Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea, Joined NATO forces in securing Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea+1
Puerto Rico	Imperialism	1814-1825, 1898	piracy suppression, imperialism	Extended to several islands of the Caribbean, Annex Spanish territory Puerto Rico
Republic of the Congo	Peacekeeping	1960, 1964+3	covert action, protection+2	CIA backed government overthrow, Assisted Congolese and Belgian troops during rebellion+2
Romania	Military Action	1942-1945	World War II	Multiple operations
Russia	Peacekeeping	1918-1922, 1920-1922	protection, protection	Protected U.S. interests during battle with Czechoslovakia and in response to Bolshevik revolution, Protected U.S. interests during social unrest
Rwanda	Peacekeeping	1994, 1996	protection, protection	Evacuated U.S. citizens during unrest, Supported refugees amid period of unrest
Samoa	Peacekeeping	1841, 1885+2	retaliation, protection+2	Retaliation for the murder of American sailor, Naval force deployed.+2
Saudi Arabia	Peacekeeping	1990, 2019	peacekeeping, peacekeeping	Force build-up to protect Saudi Arabia during Iraq invasion of Kuwait, Enhance defensive capability
Serbia	Military Action	1999-2012	military action	Conducted air strikes to deter violence against Albanians in Kosovo, supplied troops to U.N. peacekeepers
Sierra Leone	Peacekeeping	1992, 1997+1	protection, peacekeeping+1	Evacuated Americans during military coup, Sent forces to defend and evacuate Americans and allies if needed+1
Somalia	Peacekeeping	1995, 2012-2013+2	military action, terrorist suppression+2	Assisted in withdrawal of U.N. troops, Fought al-Qaeda, rescued kidnapped U.S. and Danish citizens kidnapped by pirates+2
South Korea	Peacekeeping	2014, 2015+2	peacekeeping, peacekeeping+2	Support South Korea army, Complemented existing security forces+2
South Sudan	Peacekeeping	2011-2017, 2015	terrorist suppression, protection	Hunting Joseph Kony, leader of Lord's Resistance Army, accused of massive war crimes, Protect U.S. embassy amid civil unrest
Sudan	Peacekeeping	1998	terrorist suppression	Bombed suspected camps of Osama Bin Laden in response to embassy bombings
Syria	Military Action	1903, 2015+2	protection, terrorist suppression+2	Protected U.S. interests during unrest, Counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)+2
Taiwan	Peacekeeping	1950-1955	protection	Protected U.S. interests during attacks from mainland China
Tanzania	Peacekeeping	2018	peacekeeping	Anti-poaching training
Thailand	Peacekeeping	1962	protection	Protected country during threat of communist invasion
Timor-Leste	Military Action	1999-2002	military action	Assisted U.N. forces in establishing peace, delivering humanitarian aid, establishing government
Trinidad and Tobago	Peacekeeping	1940	protection	Protected U.S. lend-lease bases obtained from Great Britain
Turkey	Peacekeeping	1858-1859, 1912+3	show of force, protection+3	In response to killing of Americans, Protected U.S. interests during Balkan War+2
Uganda	Peacekeeping	2011-2017	terrorist suppression	Hunting Joseph Kony, leader of Lord's Resistance Army, accused of massive war crimes
Ukraine	Peacekeeping	2014, 2018	peacekeeping	Investigate plane crash, Enhance defensive capability
United Kingdom	Peacekeeping	2017	peacekeeping	Provided deterrent air presence in wake of Russian invasion of Crimea
Uruguay	Peacekeeping	1855, 1858+1	protection, protection+1	Protected U.S. interests during revolution, Protected U.S. interests during revolution+1
Venezuela	Military Action	2026	drug war	Leading up to the invasion, the US sank more than 30 Venezuelan boats alleged to be smuggling drugs and seized multiple oil tankers., In early morning January 03, 2026, the U.S. launched air strikes against Venezuela.+1
Vietnam	Military Action	1960-1964, 1964-1975+1	military action, Vietnam War+1	U.S. began to send military advisors and special forces, Supported South Vietnam in war against North Vietnam+1
Yemen	Peacekeeping	2000, 2002-2006+5	peacekeeping, peacekeeping+5	Deliver assistance after bombing of U.S. warship, Deployed troops as part of effort to combat terrorism+3

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Where does this how many countries has the us invaded? data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2022 - Congressional Research Service; U.S. Interventions - Global Policy Forum; Foreign Interventions in the United States - Wiki; These are the only 3 countries America hasn’t invaded - We the Mighty.