Germany vs Turkey: Number of terrorist attacks
Germany
13 attacks
in 2021
Turkey
14 attacks
in 2021
Germany rank
34th
Turkey rank
32nd
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 14 attacks against 13 attacks in Germany, a difference of 1 attacks.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Germany ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.11 attacks | 185 attacks | 125.89 attacks | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4.1 attacks | 26.4 attacks | 22.3 attacks | Turkey |
| 2010s | 21 attacks | 171.2 attacks | 150.2 attacks | Turkey |
| 2020s | 23 attacks | 17 attacks | 6 attacks | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 14 attacks against 13 attacks in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Germany and Turkey?
- 1 attacks, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Germany ranks 34th 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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About this data
Total number of terrorist attacks.