Iran vs Sweden: Number of terrorist attacks
Iran
4 attacks
in 2021
Sweden
5 attacks
in 2021
Iran rank
50th
Sweden rank
47th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Iran
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5 attacks against 4 attacks in Iran, a difference of 1 attacks.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7 attacks | 0.8 attacks | 16.9 attacks | Iran |
| 1980s | 25 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 24.3 attacks | Iran |
| 1990s | 11.44 attacks | 3.67 attacks | 7.78 attacks | Iran |
| 2000s | 7.2 attacks | 0.7 attacks | 6.5 attacks | Iran |
| 2010s | 10.3 attacks | 8.8 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Iran |
| 2020s | 5.5 attacks | 4 attacks | 1.5 attacks | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Iran or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5 attacks against 4 attacks in Iran as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Iran and Sweden?
- 1 attacks, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iran and Sweden rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Iran ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.