Somalia vs Syria: Injuries from terrorist attacks
Somalia
304 injuries
in 2021
Syria
365 injuries
in 2021
Somalia rank
7th
Syria rank
5th
Injuries from terrorist attacks over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 365 injuries against 304 injuries in Somalia, a difference of 61 injuries.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 injuries | 7.5 injuries | 7.5 injuries | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.9 injuries | 31.2 injuries | 30.3 injuries | Syria |
| 1990s | 49.11 injuries | 5.56 injuries | 43.56 injuries | Somalia |
| 2000s | 186 injuries | 1.6 injuries | 184.4 injuries | Somalia |
| 2010s | 834.5 injuries | 1,629 injuries | 794.9 injuries | Syria |
| 2020s | 436.5 injuries | 546.5 injuries | 110 injuries | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 365 injuries against 304 injuries in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Somalia and Syria?
- 61 injuries, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?
- Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 5th 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.