Ethiopia vs USSR: Number of terrorist attacks
Ethiopia
36 attacks
in 2021
USSR
34 attacks
in 1991
Ethiopia rank
22nd
USSR rank
23rd
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Ethiopia
- USSR
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 36 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR, a difference of 2 attacks.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and USSR ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8 attacks | 0.1 attacks | 2.7 attacks | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 0.3 attacks | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 7.5 attacks | 35 attacks | 27.5 attacks | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Ethiopia or USSR?
- Ethiopia, at 36 attacks against 34 attacks in USSR as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Ethiopia and USSR?
- 2 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and USSR?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
- How do Ethiopia and USSR rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and USSR ranks 23rd 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.