Afghanistan vs USSR: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
Afghanistan
1,453 attacks
in 2021
USSR
34 attacks
in 1991
Afghanistan rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time
- Afghanistan
- USSR
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1,453 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR, a difference of 1,419 attacks.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 42.7 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was USSR ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 attacks | 0.1 attacks | 0.3 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.2 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16 attacks | 35 attacks | 19 attacks | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Afghanistan or USSR?
- Afghanistan, at 1,453 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Afghanistan and USSR?
- 1,419 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
- How do Afghanistan and USSR rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st 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, deaths and injuries. 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.