Nigeria vs Yemen: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Nigeria
446 injuries
in 2021
Yemen
555 injuries
in 2021
Nigeria rank
4th
Yemen rank
2nd
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 555 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria, a difference of 109 injuries.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1 injuries | 0 injuries | 0.1 injuries | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2 injuries | 0 injuries | 0.2 injuries | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 48.78 injuries | 10.78 injuries | 38 injuries | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.7 injuries | 32.6 injuries | 11.9 injuries | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1,119 injuries | 1,215 injuries | 96 injuries | Yemen |
| 2020s | 623.5 injuries | 722.5 injuries | 99 injuries | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 555 injuries against 446 injuries in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 109 injuries, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Nigeria ranks 4th 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) β 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.