India vs Nigeria: Number of terrorist attacks
India
235 attacks
in 2021
Nigeria
448 attacks
in 2021
India rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 448 attacks against 235 attacks in India, a difference of 213 attacks.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
India ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4 attacks | 0.1 attacks | 2.3 attacks | India |
| 1980s | 122.8 attacks | 0.6 attacks | 122.2 attacks | India |
| 1990s | 198.89 attacks | 8.22 attacks | 190.67 attacks | India |
| 2000s | 257.2 attacks | 25.7 attacks | 231.5 attacks | India |
| 2010s | 786.5 attacks | 473.4 attacks | 313.1 attacks | India |
| 2020s | 342.5 attacks | 463 attacks | 120.5 attacks | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 448 attacks against 235 attacks in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between India and Nigeria?
- 213 attacks, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- India ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.