Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Burkina Faso or Mali?

Mali, at 76 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?

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 Number of terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Number of terrorist attacks

Burkina Faso

53 attacks

in 2021

Mali

76 attacks

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

16th

Mali rank

14th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 76 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso, a difference of 23 attacks.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 14th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.2222 attacks	3.67 attacks	3.44 attacks	Mali
2000s	0 attacks	2.1 attacks	2.1 attacks	Mali
2010s	28.2 attacks	81.7 attacks	53.5 attacks	Mali
2020s	81.5 attacks	107 attacks	25.5 attacks	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 76 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 23 attacks, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 14th 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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Indicator: Number of terrorist attacks
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: 18 September 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.