India vs Syria: Number of terrorist attacks
India
235 attacks
in 2021
Syria
144 attacks
in 2021
India rank
5th
Syria rank
8th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- India
- Syria
How they compare
India currently reports 235 attacks against 144 attacks in Syria, a difference of 91 attacks.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
India ranks 5th and Syria ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4 attacks | 4 attacks | 1.6 attacks | Syria |
| 1980s | 122.8 attacks | 10.2 attacks | 112.6 attacks | India |
| 1990s | 198.89 attacks | 0.4444 attacks | 198.44 attacks | India |
| 2000s | 257.2 attacks | 0.3 attacks | 256.9 attacks | India |
| 2010s | 786.5 attacks | 259.2 attacks | 527.3 attacks | India |
| 2020s | 342.5 attacks | 200 attacks | 142.5 attacks | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, India or Syria?
- India, at 235 attacks against 144 attacks in Syria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between India and Syria?
- 91 attacks, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do India and Syria rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- India ranks 5th and Syria ranks 8th 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.