Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Ethiopia or United States?

Ethiopia, at 36 attacks against 26 attacks in United States as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Ethiopia and United States?

10 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States?

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.

Ethiopia vs United States: Terrorist attacks by region

Ethiopia

36 attacks

in 2021

United States

26 attacks

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

22nd

United States rank

25th

Terrorist attacks by region over time

Ethiopia
United States

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 36 attacks against 26 attacks in United States, a difference of 10 attacks.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.29 attacks	44.14 attacks	38.86 attacks	United States
2000s	3.8 attacks	23.4 attacks	19.6 attacks	United States
2010s	9.9 attacks	42 attacks	32.1 attacks	United States
2020s	44.5 attacks	64.5 attacks	20 attacks	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Ethiopia or United States?: Ethiopia, at 36 attacks against 26 attacks in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Ethiopia and United States?: 10 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and United States rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?: Ethiopia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th 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.