Ghana vs Western Sahara: Number of terrorist attacks

Ghana
1 attacks
in 2021
Western Sahara
1 attacks
in 2021
Ghana rank
65th
Western Sahara rank
65th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

  • Ghana
  • Western Sahara
0246810197019952021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Western Sahara, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Ghana ranks 65th and Western Sahara ranks 65th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1970s 0 attacks 0.1 attacks 0.1 attacks Western Sahara
1980s 0.1 attacks 0.2 attacks 0.1 attacks Western Sahara
1990s 1.78 attacks 0.1111 attacks 1.67 attacks Ghana
2000s 0 attacks 0.1 attacks 0.1 attacks Western Sahara
2010s 0.7 attacks 0.2 attacks 0.5 attacks Ghana
2020s 5.5 attacks 0.5 attacks 5 attacks Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

Total number of terrorist attacks.