Iraq vs Yemen: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Iraq
546 injuries
in 2021
Yemen
555 injuries
in 2021
Iraq rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 555 injuries against 546 injuries in Iraq, a difference of 9 injuries.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6 injuries | 0 injuries | 28.6 injuries | Iraq |
| 1980s | 28.1 injuries | 0 injuries | 28.1 injuries | Iraq |
| 1990s | 77.67 injuries | 10.78 injuries | 66.89 injuries | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4,942 injuries | 32.6 injuries | 4,909 injuries | Iraq |
| 2010s | 8,765 injuries | 1,215 injuries | 7,550 injuries | Iraq |
| 2020s | 819 injuries | 722.5 injuries | 96.5 injuries | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 555 injuries against 546 injuries in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Iraq and Yemen?
- 9 injuries, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Iraq ranks 3rd 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) – 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.