Somalia vs Syria: Terrorist attacks by region
Somalia
125 attacks
in 2021
Syria
144 attacks
in 2021
Somalia rank
10th
Syria rank
8th
Terrorist attacks by region over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 144 attacks against 125 attacks in Somalia, a difference of 19 attacks.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.71 attacks | 0.5714 attacks | 18.14 attacks | Somalia |
| 2000s | 48.5 attacks | 0.3 attacks | 48.2 attacks | Somalia |
| 2010s | 438.3 attacks | 259.2 attacks | 179.1 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 202.5 attacks | 200 attacks | 2.5 attacks | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks by region, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 144 attacks against 125 attacks in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by region between Somalia and Syria?
- 19 attacks, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for terrorist attacks by region?
- Somalia ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th 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
Total number of terrorist attacks.