Cameroon vs Somalia: Terrorist attacks by method
Cameroon
5 attacks
in 2021
Somalia
11 attacks
in 2021
Cameroon rank
10th
Somalia rank
7th
Terrorist attacks by method over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11 attacks against 5 attacks in Cameroon, a difference of 6 attacks.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1990s | 0.4444 attacks | 1.11 attacks | 0.6667 attacks | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 attacks | 1.5 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.2 attacks | 42.8 attacks | 35.6 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7 attacks | 15 attacks | 8 attacks | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11 attacks against 5 attacks in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 6 attacks, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th 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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About this data
Number of terrorist attacks of unknown type.