Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?

Saudi Arabia, at 10 injuries against 9 injuries in Sweden as of 2021.

What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?

1 injuries, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Saudi Arabia

10 injuries

in 2021

Sweden

9 injuries

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

31st

Sweden rank

34th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

Saudi Arabia
Sweden

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 10 injuries against 9 injuries in Sweden, a difference of 1 injuries.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 34th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 injuries	1.5 injuries	0.5 injuries	Sweden
1980s	5.2 injuries	0.1 injuries	5.1 injuries	Saudi Arabia
1990s	61.44 injuries	2.56 injuries	58.89 injuries	Saudi Arabia
2000s	45.5 injuries	0.1 injuries	45.4 injuries	Saudi Arabia
2010s	74.7 injuries	4.1 injuries	70.6 injuries	Saudi Arabia
2020s	11.5 injuries	5.5 injuries	6 injuries	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?: Saudi Arabia, at 10 injuries against 9 injuries in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?: 1 injuries, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?: Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 34th 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.