Afghanistan vs Yemen: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Afghanistan
3,796 injuries
in 2021
Yemen
555 injuries
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Yemen rank
2nd
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3,796 injuries against 555 injuries in Yemen, a difference of 3,241 injuries.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 6.8 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 injuries | 0 injuries | 0.2 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 19.2 injuries | 0 injuries | 19.2 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 68 injuries | 10.78 injuries | 57.22 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 624 injuries | 32.6 injuries | 591.4 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5,270 injuries | 1,215 injuries | 4,056 injuries | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5,644 injuries | 722.5 injuries | 4,922 injuries | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 3,796 injuries against 555 injuries in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 3,241 injuries, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd 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.