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
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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

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

Total number of terrorist attacks.