What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

393 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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 Terrorist attacks by method. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Terrorist attacks by method

Afghanistan

411 attacks

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo

18 attacks

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Terrorist attacks by method over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 411 attacks against 18 attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 393 attacks.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 22.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Afghanistan
1980s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1990s	0.1111 attacks	0.1111 attacks	0 attacks	—
2000s	6 attacks	2.3 attacks	3.7 attacks	Afghanistan
2010s	226.9 attacks	18.3 attacks	208.6 attacks	Afghanistan
2020s	664.5 attacks	40 attacks	624.5 attacks	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Afghanistan, at 411 attacks against 18 attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 393 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th 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 Terrorist attacks by method. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Terrorist attacks by method
Unit: attacks
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

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