What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Central African Republic and Turkey?

4 attacks, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Turkey?

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.

Central African Republic vs Turkey: Number of terrorist attacks

Central African Republic

18 attacks

in 2021

Turkey

14 attacks

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

30th

Turkey rank

32nd

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Central African Republic
Turkey

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 18 attacks against 14 attacks in Turkey, a difference of 4 attacks.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	48.4 attacks	48.4 attacks	Turkey
1980s	0.2 attacks	34 attacks	33.8 attacks	Turkey
1990s	0.7778 attacks	185 attacks	184.22 attacks	Turkey
2000s	1.1 attacks	26.4 attacks	25.3 attacks	Turkey
2010s	32.6 attacks	171.2 attacks	138.6 attacks	Turkey
2020s	27 attacks	17 attacks	10 attacks	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Central African Republic or Turkey?: Central African Republic, at 18 attacks against 14 attacks in Turkey as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Central African Republic and Turkey?: 4 attacks, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Turkey?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Turkey rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Central African Republic ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 32nd 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.