Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Malaysia or Vietnam?

Malaysia, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Vietnam as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Malaysia and Vietnam?

0 attacks, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?

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.

Malaysia vs Vietnam: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries

Malaysia

0 attacks

in 2021

Vietnam

0 attacks

in 2021

Malaysia rank

79th

Vietnam rank

79th

Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time

Malaysia
Vietnam

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Vietnam, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vietnam ahead.

Malaysia ranks 79th and Vietnam ranks 79th of 187 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.7 attacks	0 attacks	0.7 attacks	Malaysia
1980s	2.2 attacks	0 attacks	2.2 attacks	Malaysia
1990s	0.8889 attacks	0.6667 attacks	0.2222 attacks	Malaysia
2000s	0.7 attacks	0.4 attacks	0.3 attacks	Malaysia
2010s	6.4 attacks	0.3 attacks	6.1 attacks	Malaysia
2020s	0.5 attacks	0 attacks	0.5 attacks	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, Malaysia or Vietnam?: Malaysia, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Vietnam as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between Malaysia and Vietnam?: 0 attacks, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?: Malaysia ranks 79th and Vietnam ranks 79th 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

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: 07 August 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.