Australia vs Sri Lanka: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
Australia
1 attacks
in 2021
Sri Lanka
1 attacks
in 2021
Australia rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
65th
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 attacks.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 attacks | 0.4 attacks | 1.1 attacks | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.6 attacks | 131.9 attacks | 130.3 attacks | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.11 attacks | 93.22 attacks | 89.11 attacks | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7 attacks | 76.6 attacks | 75.9 attacks | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4 attacks | 11.2 attacks | 7.2 attacks | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3 attacks | 1 attacks | 2 attacks | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Australia, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 0 attacks, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Australia ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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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About this data
Total number of terrorist attacks.