El Salvador vs Guatemala: Terrorist attacks by region

El Salvador
1 attacks
in 2021
Guatemala
1 attacks
in 2021
El Salvador rank
64th
Guatemala rank
64th

Terrorist attacks by region over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Guatemala, a difference of 0 attacks.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 64th of 187 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 9.71 attacks 38.14 attacks 28.43 attacks Guatemala
2000s 0 attacks 1.2 attacks 1.2 attacks Guatemala
2010s 0 attacks 0.9 attacks 0.9 attacks Guatemala
2020s 0.5 attacks 2 attacks 1.5 attacks Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0 attacks, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?
El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 64th 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.