Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Terrorist attacks by region
Saudi Arabia
94 attacks
in 2021
Somalia
125 attacks
in 2021
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Somalia rank
10th
Terrorist attacks by region over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 125 attacks against 94 attacks in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 31 attacks.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Somalia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8571 attacks | 18.71 attacks | 17.86 attacks | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.3 attacks | 48.5 attacks | 44.2 attacks | Somalia |
| 2010s | 46 attacks | 438.3 attacks | 392.3 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 77 attacks | 202.5 attacks | 125.5 attacks | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 125 attacks against 94 attacks in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 31 attacks, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 10th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) β 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
Total number of terrorist attacks.