Ethiopia vs USSR: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries

Ethiopia
36 attacks
in 2021
USSR
34 attacks
in 1991
Ethiopia rank
22nd
USSR rank
23rd

Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time

  • Ethiopia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 36 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR, a difference of 2 attacks.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 22nd and USSR ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia USSR Difference Ahead
1970s 2.8 attacks 0.1 attacks 2.7 attacks Ethiopia
1980s 1 attacks 0.7 attacks 0.3 attacks Ethiopia
1990s 7.5 attacks 35 attacks 27.5 attacks USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Ethiopia or USSR?
Ethiopia, at 36 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Ethiopia and USSR?
2 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and USSR?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do Ethiopia and USSR rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and USSR ranks 23rd 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

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
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Total number of terrorist attacks.