Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Number of terrorist attacks
Afghanistan
1,453 attacks
in 2021
Nigeria
448 attacks
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1,453 attacks against 448 attacks in Nigeria, a difference of 1,005 attacks.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 attacks | 0.1 attacks | 0.3 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.2 attacks | 0.6 attacks | 1.6 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.89 attacks | 8.22 attacks | 2.67 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 195.1 attacks | 25.7 attacks | 169.4 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1,424 attacks | 473.4 attacks | 950.7 attacks | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2,028 attacks | 463 attacks | 1,566 attacks | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 1,453 attacks against 448 attacks in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 1,005 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of terrorist attacks. 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.