Israel vs Somalia: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
Israel
101 attacks
in 2021
Somalia
125 attacks
in 2021
Israel rank
12th
Somalia rank
10th
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time
- Israel
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 125 attacks against 101 attacks in Israel, a difference of 24 attacks.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Israel ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1 attacks | 0.1 attacks | 19 attacks | Israel |
| 1980s | 39.9 attacks | 1.7 attacks | 38.2 attacks | Israel |
| 1990s | 32.78 attacks | 16.78 attacks | 16 attacks | Israel |
| 2000s | 52.7 attacks | 48.5 attacks | 4.2 attacks | Israel |
| 2010s | 72.4 attacks | 438.3 attacks | 365.9 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 84 attacks | 202.5 attacks | 118.5 attacks | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Israel or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 125 attacks against 101 attacks in Israel as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Israel and Somalia?
- 24 attacks, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Israel and Somalia rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Israel ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th 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.