Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, India or United States?

United States, at 197 injuries against 177 injuries in India as of 2021.

What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between India and United States?

20 injuries, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – 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.

India vs United States: Injuries from terrorist attacks

India

177 injuries

in 2021

United States

197 injuries

in 2021

India rank

10th

United States rank

9th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

India
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 197 injuries against 177 injuries in India, a difference of 20 injuries.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 10th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.9 injuries	62.2 injuries	60.3 injuries	United States
1980s	318.1 injuries	92.4 injuries	225.7 injuries	India
1990s	852.89 injuries	104.56 injuries	748.33 injuries	India
2000s	1,256 injuries	2,199 injuries	943.3 injuries	United States
2010s	687.9 injuries	181.9 injuries	506 injuries	India
2020s	278.5 injuries	114.5 injuries	164 injuries	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, India or United States?: United States, at 197 injuries against 177 injuries in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between India and United States?: 20 injuries, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do India and United States rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?: India ranks 10th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – 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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Indicator: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Unit: injuries
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of non-fatal injuries from terrorist attacks.