India vs Iraq: Number of terrorist attacks
India
235 attacks
in 2021
Iraq
547 attacks
in 2021
India rank
5th
Iraq rank
2nd
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 547 attacks against 235 attacks in India, a difference of 312 attacks.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
India ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4 attacks | 0.6 attacks | 1.8 attacks | India |
| 1980s | 122.8 attacks | 3 attacks | 119.8 attacks | India |
| 1990s | 198.89 attacks | 13.89 attacks | 185 attacks | India |
| 2000s | 257.2 attacks | 518.6 attacks | 261.4 attacks | Iraq |
| 2010s | 786.5 attacks | 2,141 attacks | 1,354 attacks | Iraq |
| 2020s | 342.5 attacks | 655.5 attacks | 313 attacks | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, India or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 547 attacks against 235 attacks in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between India and Iraq?
- 312 attacks, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- India ranks 5th and Iraq ranks 2nd 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.