Somalia vs Syria: Terrorist attacks by method
Somalia
11 attacks
in 2021
Syria
9 attacks
in 2021
Somalia rank
7th
Syria rank
8th
Terrorist attacks by method over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11 attacks against 9 attacks in Syria, a difference of 2 attacks.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0.6 attacks | 0.6 attacks | Syria |
| 1990s | 1.11 attacks | 0 attacks | 1.11 attacks | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1.5 attacks | 0 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Somalia |
| 2010s | 42.8 attacks | 20.1 attacks | 22.7 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 15 attacks | 21 attacks | 6 attacks | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by method, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 11 attacks against 9 attacks in Syria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by method between Somalia and Syria?
- 2 attacks, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for terrorist attacks by method?
- Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 8th 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.