Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Cameroon or United Kingdom?

Cameroon, at 46 attacks against 40 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Cameroon and United Kingdom?

6 attacks, with Cameroon ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs United Kingdom: Terrorist attacks by region

Cameroon

46 attacks

in 2021

United Kingdom

40 attacks

in 2021

Cameroon rank

17th

United Kingdom rank

20th

Terrorist attacks by region over time

Cameroon
United Kingdom

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 46 attacks against 40 attacks in United Kingdom, a difference of 6 attacks.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.14 attacks	115 attacks	112.86 attacks	United Kingdom
2000s	0.3 attacks	32.5 attacks	32.2 attacks	United Kingdom
2010s	71.2 attacks	92.5 attacks	21.3 attacks	United Kingdom
2020s	95.5 attacks	65 attacks	30.5 attacks	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Cameroon or United Kingdom?: Cameroon, at 46 attacks against 40 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Cameroon and United Kingdom?: 6 attacks, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United Kingdom?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and United Kingdom rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?: Cameroon ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 187 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 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Terrorist attacks by region
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: 187 places, 5,394 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.