Belgium vs Italy: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
Belgium
2 attacks
in 2021
Italy
3 attacks
in 2021
Belgium rank
56th
Italy rank
53rd
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3 attacks against 2 attacks in Belgium, a difference of 1 attacks.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9 attacks | 102.1 attacks | 99.2 attacks | Italy |
| 1980s | 7 attacks | 29.9 attacks | 22.9 attacks | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.33 attacks | 13.56 attacks | 10.22 attacks | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.3 attacks | 5.9 attacks | 4.6 attacks | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.6 attacks | 8.9 attacks | 7.3 attacks | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.5 attacks | 8 attacks | 5.5 attacks | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 3 attacks against 2 attacks in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Belgium and Italy?
- 1 attacks, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Belgium ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd 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.