Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Argentina or Spain?

Argentina, at 2 attacks against 2 attacks in Spain as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Argentina and Spain?

0 attacks, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 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, deaths and injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Spain: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries

Argentina

2 attacks

in 2021

Spain

2 attacks

in 2021

Argentina rank

57th

Spain rank

57th

Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time

Argentina
Spain

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2 attacks against 2 attacks in Spain, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 57th and Spain ranks 57th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32.9 attacks	90.1 attacks	57.2 attacks	Spain
1980s	30.2 attacks	134.1 attacks	103.9 attacks	Spain
1990s	17.78 attacks	65.11 attacks	47.33 attacks	Spain
2000s	0.7 attacks	40 attacks	39.3 attacks	Spain
2010s	2.3 attacks	2.7 attacks	0.4 attacks	Spain
2020s	3.5 attacks	1 attacks	2.5 attacks	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Argentina or Spain?: Argentina, at 2 attacks against 2 attacks in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Argentina and Spain?: 0 attacks, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?: Argentina ranks 57th and Spain ranks 57th of 188 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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Indicator: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
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: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.