China vs Netherlands: Number of terrorist attacks

China
5 attacks
in 2021
Netherlands
6 attacks
in 2021
China rank
47th
Netherlands rank
45th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

  • China
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6 attacks against 5 attacks in China, a difference of 1 attacks.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

China ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0 attacks 2.7 attacks 2.7 attacks Netherlands
1980s 0.3 attacks 3.5 attacks 3.2 attacks Netherlands
1990s 12.44 attacks 4.89 attacks 7.56 attacks China
2000s 5.1 attacks 1 attacks 4.1 attacks China
2010s 10.1 attacks 2.4 attacks 7.7 attacks China
2020s 13 attacks 21.5 attacks 8.5 attacks Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, China or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6 attacks against 5 attacks in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between China and Netherlands?
1 attacks, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do China and Netherlands rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
China ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th 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

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
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Total number of terrorist attacks.