Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Mali or Somalia?

Somalia, at 304 injuries against 255 injuries in Mali as of 2021.

What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Mali and Somalia?

49 injuries, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?

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.

Mali vs Somalia: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Mali

255 injuries

in 2021

Somalia

304 injuries

in 2021

Mali rank

8th

Somalia rank

7th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

Mali
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 304 injuries against 255 injuries in Mali, a difference of 49 injuries.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 7th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 injuries	0 injuries	0 injuries	—
1980s	0 injuries	0.9 injuries	0.9 injuries	Somalia
1990s	8.33 injuries	49.11 injuries	40.78 injuries	Somalia
2000s	5.3 injuries	186 injuries	180.7 injuries	Somalia
2010s	168.6 injuries	834.5 injuries	665.9 injuries	Somalia
2020s	290.5 injuries	436.5 injuries	146 injuries	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Mali or Somalia?: Somalia, at 304 injuries against 255 injuries in Mali as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Mali and Somalia?: 49 injuries, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?: Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 7th 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.