Which has higher injuries from terrorist attacks, Sweden or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 10 injuries against 9 injuries in Sweden as of 2021.

What is the difference in injuries from terrorist attacks between Sweden and United Kingdom?

1 injuries, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?

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.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Injuries from terrorist attacks

Sweden

9 injuries

in 2021

United Kingdom

10 injuries

in 2021

Sweden rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

31st

Injuries from terrorist attacks over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 10 injuries against 9 injuries in Sweden, a difference of 1 injuries.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Sweden ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.5 injuries	125.8 injuries	124.3 injuries	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1 injuries	160.9 injuries	160.8 injuries	United Kingdom
1990s	2.56 injuries	222 injuries	219.44 injuries	United Kingdom
2000s	0.1 injuries	91.4 injuries	91.3 injuries	United Kingdom
2010s	4.1 injuries	51.9 injuries	47.8 injuries	United Kingdom
2020s	5.5 injuries	16.5 injuries	11 injuries	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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