Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Terrorist attacks by method

Democratic Republic of Congo

18 attacks

in 2021

Nigeria

12 attacks

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Nigeria rank

6th

Terrorist attacks by method over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 18 attacks against 12 attacks in Nigeria, a difference of 6 attacks.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 187 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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