Afghanistan vs Iraq: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Afghanistan
3,796 injuries
in 2021
Iraq
546 injuries
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Iraq rank
3rd
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3,796 injuries against 546 injuries in Iraq, a difference of 3,250 injuries.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 7.0 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 injuries | 28.6 injuries | 28.4 injuries | Iraq |
| 1980s | 19.2 injuries | 28.1 injuries | 8.9 injuries | Iraq |
| 1990s | 68 injuries | 77.67 injuries | 9.67 injuries | Iraq |
| 2000s | 624 injuries | 4,942 injuries | 4,318 injuries | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5,270 injuries | 8,765 injuries | 3,495 injuries | Iraq |
| 2020s | 5,644 injuries | 819 injuries | 4,826 injuries | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 3,796 injuries against 546 injuries in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 3,250 injuries, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Injuries from terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of non-fatal injuries from terrorist attacks.