China vs Libya: Terrorist attacks by region

China
5 attacks
in 2021
Libya
8 attacks
in 2021
China rank
46th
Libya rank
43rd

Terrorist attacks by region over time

  • China
  • Libya
0200400600800199220062021

How they compare

Libya currently reports 8 attacks against 5 attacks in China, a difference of 3 attacks.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.

China ranks 46th and Libya ranks 43rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 15.71 attacks 0.8571 attacks 14.86 attacks China
2000s 5.1 attacks 0.2 attacks 4.9 attacks China
2010s 10.1 attacks 247.2 attacks 237.1 attacks Libya
2020s 13 attacks 12.5 attacks 0.5 attacks China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, China or Libya?
Libya, at 8 attacks against 5 attacks in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between China and Libya?
3 attacks, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do China and Libya rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?
China ranks 46th and Libya ranks 43rd 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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About this data

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

Total number of terrorist attacks.