Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Number of terrorist attacks

Ghana
1 attacks
in 2021
Sri Lanka
1 attacks
in 2021
Ghana rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
65th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

  • Ghana
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600197019952021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ghana ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0 attacks 0.4 attacks 0.4 attacks Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1 attacks 131.9 attacks 131.8 attacks Sri Lanka
1990s 1.78 attacks 93.22 attacks 91.44 attacks Sri Lanka
2000s 0 attacks 76.6 attacks 76.6 attacks Sri Lanka
2010s 0.7 attacks 11.2 attacks 10.5 attacks Sri Lanka
2020s 5.5 attacks 1 attacks 4.5 attacks Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
Ghana, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
0 attacks, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
Ghana ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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.