Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Afghanistan
3,796 injuries
in 2021
Nigeria
446 injuries
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Nigeria rank
4th
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3,796 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria, a difference of 3,350 injuries.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 8.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 injuries | 0.1 injuries | 0.1 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 19.2 injuries | 0.2 injuries | 19 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 68 injuries | 48.78 injuries | 19.22 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 624 injuries | 20.7 injuries | 603.3 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5,270 injuries | 1,119 injuries | 4,152 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5,644 injuries | 623.5 injuries | 5,021 injuries | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 3,796 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 3,350 injuries, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.