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
0200400600800199220062021

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

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.