Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Terrorist attacks by method

Papua New Guinea
0 attacks
in 2021
South Africa
0 attacks
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
South Africa rank
25th

Terrorist attacks by method over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
05101520197019952021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Africa, a difference of 0 attacks.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0 attacks 1 attacks 1 attacks South Africa
1980s 0 attacks 8 attacks 8 attacks South Africa
1990s 1.11 attacks 2.22 attacks 1.11 attacks South Africa
2000s 0 attacks 0 attacks 0 attacks
2010s 0 attacks 0.1 attacks 0.1 attacks South Africa
2020s 0 attacks 0 attacks 0 attacks

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0 attacks, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 25th of 187 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

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

Number of terrorist attacks of unknown type.