What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?

74 attacks, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Myanmar: Terrorist attacks by region

Democratic Republic of Congo

142 attacks

in 2021

Myanmar

216 attacks

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

9th

Myanmar rank

6th

Terrorist attacks by region over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 216 attacks against 142 attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 74 attacks.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Myanmar ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 6th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.14 attacks	12 attacks	10.86 attacks	Myanmar
2000s	12.1 attacks	6.5 attacks	5.6 attacks	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	105.9 attacks	42.1 attacks	63.8 attacks	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	226 attacks	140.5 attacks	85.5 attacks	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 216 attacks against 142 attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?: 74 attacks, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 6th 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.