Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, South Africa or Uruguay?

South Africa, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Uruguay as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between South Africa and Uruguay?

0 attacks, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?

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.

South Africa vs Uruguay: Terrorist attacks by method

South Africa

0 attacks

in 2021

Uruguay

0 attacks

in 2021

South Africa rank

25th

Uruguay rank

25th

Terrorist attacks by method over time

South Africa
Uruguay

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Uruguay, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

South Africa ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.9 attacks	South Africa
1980s	8 attacks	0 attacks	8 attacks	South Africa
1990s	2.22 attacks	0.3333 attacks	1.89 attacks	South Africa
2000s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
2010s	0.1 attacks	0 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, South Africa or Uruguay?: South Africa, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between South Africa and Uruguay?: 0 attacks, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?: South Africa ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 25th 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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