Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Iraq or Nigeria?

Iraq, at 546 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?

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.

Iraq vs Nigeria: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Iraq

546 injuries

in 2021

Nigeria

446 injuries

in 2021

Iraq rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

4th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

Iraq
Nigeria

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 546 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria, a difference of 100 injuries.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iraq ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	28.6 injuries	0.1 injuries	28.5 injuries	Iraq
1980s	28.1 injuries	0.2 injuries	27.9 injuries	Iraq
1990s	77.67 injuries	48.78 injuries	28.89 injuries	Iraq
2000s	4,942 injuries	20.7 injuries	4,921 injuries	Iraq
2010s	8,765 injuries	1,119 injuries	7,646 injuries	Iraq
2020s	819 injuries	623.5 injuries	195.5 injuries	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Iraq or Nigeria?: Iraq, at 546 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Iraq and Nigeria?: 100 injuries, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?: Iraq ranks 3rd 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) – 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

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.