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

107 injuries, with Somalia ahead.

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

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.

Somalia vs United States: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Somalia

304 injuries

in 2021

United States

197 injuries

in 2021

Somalia rank

7th

United States rank

9th

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

Somalia
United States

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 304 injuries against 197 injuries in United States, a difference of 107 injuries.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Somalia ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 injuries	62.2 injuries	62.2 injuries	United States
1980s	0.9 injuries	92.4 injuries	91.5 injuries	United States
1990s	49.11 injuries	104.56 injuries	55.44 injuries	United States
2000s	186 injuries	2,199 injuries	2,013 injuries	United States
2010s	834.5 injuries	181.9 injuries	652.6 injuries	Somalia
2020s	436.5 injuries	114.5 injuries	322 injuries	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Somalia or United States?: Somalia, at 304 injuries against 197 injuries in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Somalia and United States?: 107 injuries, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Somalia and United States rank globally for injuries from terrorist attacks?: Somalia ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th 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.