Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, South Korea or United Kingdom?

South Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between South Korea and United Kingdom?

0 attacks, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?

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 Korea vs United Kingdom: Terrorist attacks by method

South Korea

0 attacks

in 2021

United Kingdom

0 attacks

in 2021

South Korea rank

25th

United Kingdom rank

25th

Terrorist attacks by method over time

South Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 188 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	1.3 attacks	1.3 attacks	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1 attacks	1.3 attacks	1.2 attacks	United Kingdom
1990s	0.5556 attacks	1.11 attacks	0.5556 attacks	United Kingdom
2000s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
2010s	0 attacks	0.4 attacks	0.4 attacks	United Kingdom
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 Korea or United Kingdom?: South Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between South Korea and United Kingdom?: 0 attacks, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?: South Korea ranks 25th and United Kingdom 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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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: 18 September 2026

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