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
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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

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.