Ethiopia vs Kenya: Terrorist attacks by method
Ethiopia
1 attacks
in 2021
Kenya
2 attacks
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
17th
Kenya rank
14th
Terrorist attacks by method over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 attacks against 1 attacks in Ethiopia, a difference of 1 attacks.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.0 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 14th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.2 attacks | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.1 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.1 attacks | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0 attacks | 0.5556 attacks | 0.5556 attacks | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.2 attacks | 0.2 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 attacks | 1.4 attacks | 0.6 attacks | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1 attacks | 2.5 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2 attacks against 1 attacks in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 1 attacks, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 14th 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.