Iraq vs Yemen: Terrorist attacks by method
Iraq
31 attacks
in 2021
Yemen
58 attacks
in 2021
Iraq rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd
Terrorist attacks by method over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 58 attacks against 31 attacks in Iraq, a difference of 27 attacks.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.9 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1990s | 1.22 attacks | 0 attacks | 1.22 attacks | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.7 attacks | 0.2 attacks | 2.5 attacks | Iraq |
| 2010s | 94.8 attacks | 65.7 attacks | 29.1 attacks | Iraq |
| 2020s | 60 attacks | 54 attacks | 6 attacks | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 58 attacks against 31 attacks in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Iraq and Yemen?
- 27 attacks, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?
- Iraq ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd 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.