Central African Republic vs South Africa: Number of terrorist attacks

Central African Republic

18 attacks

in 2021

South Africa

15 attacks

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

29th

South Africa rank

30th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Central African Republic currently reports 18 attacks against 15 attacks in South Africa, a difference of 3 attacks.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 187 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.