USSR vs Yemen: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries
USSR
34 attacks
in 1991
Yemen
290 attacks
in 2021
USSR rank
1st
Yemen rank
4th
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries over time
- USSR
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 290 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR, a difference of 256 attacks.
That makes Yemen's figure about 8.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
USSR ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 1 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.1 attacks | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.7 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.7 attacks | USSR |
| 1990s | 35 attacks | 2.5 attacks | 32.5 attacks | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries, USSR or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 290 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries between USSR and Yemen?
- 256 attacks, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Yemen rank globally for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- USSR ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 1 groups.
- 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.