Brazil vs Sweden: Number of terrorist attacks
Brazil
4 attacks
in 2021
Sweden
5 attacks
in 2021
Brazil rank
50th
Sweden rank
47th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5 attacks against 4 attacks in Brazil, a difference of 1 attacks.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1 attacks | 0.8 attacks | 2.3 attacks | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.9 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 5.2 attacks | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.44 attacks | 3.67 attacks | 13.78 attacks | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 0.3 attacks | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.2 attacks | 8.8 attacks | 5.6 attacks | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5 attacks | 4 attacks | 1 attacks | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Brazil or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5 attacks against 4 attacks in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Brazil and Sweden?
- 1 attacks, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Brazil ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 188 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 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.