Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Guatemala or Sri Lanka?

Guatemala, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Guatemala and Sri Lanka?

0 attacks, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Guatemala vs Sri Lanka: Number of terrorist attacks

Guatemala

1 attacks

in 2021

Sri Lanka

1 attacks

in 2021

Guatemala rank

65th

Sri Lanka rank

65th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Guatemala
Sri Lanka

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.1 attacks	0.4 attacks	11.7 attacks	Guatemala
1980s	148.3 attacks	131.9 attacks	16.4 attacks	Guatemala
1990s	47.44 attacks	93.22 attacks	45.78 attacks	Sri Lanka
2000s	1.2 attacks	76.6 attacks	75.4 attacks	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.9 attacks	11.2 attacks	10.3 attacks	Sri Lanka
2020s	2 attacks	1 attacks	1 attacks	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Guatemala or Sri Lanka?: Guatemala, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Guatemala and Sri Lanka?: 0 attacks, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Guatemala and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Guatemala 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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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: 18 September 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.