Iraq vs Pakistan: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Iraq
546 injuries
in 2021
Pakistan
324 injuries
in 2021
Iraq rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
6th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

  • Iraq
  • Pakistan
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952021

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 546 injuries against 324 injuries in Pakistan, a difference of 222 injuries.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Iraq ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 28.6 injuries 6.9 injuries 21.7 injuries Iraq
1980s 28.1 injuries 206.7 injuries 178.6 injuries Pakistan
1990s 77.67 injuries 489.11 injuries 411.44 injuries Pakistan
2000s 4,942 injuries 1,063 injuries 3,878 injuries Iraq
2010s 8,765 injuries 2,706 injuries 6,059 injuries Iraq
2020s 819 injuries 485 injuries 334 injuries Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Iraq or Pakistan?
Iraq, at 546 injuries against 324 injuries in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Iraq and Pakistan?
222 injuries, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Pakistan rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
Iraq ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th 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

Total number of non-fatal injuries from terrorist attacks.