Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Number of terrorist attacks
Israel
101 attacks
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
94 attacks
in 2021
Israel rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Israel currently reports 101 attacks against 94 attacks in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 7 attacks.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Israel ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 188 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1 attacks | 0.2 attacks | 18.9 attacks | Israel |
| 1980s | 39.9 attacks | 0.9 attacks | 39 attacks | Israel |
| 1990s | 32.78 attacks | 0.8889 attacks | 31.89 attacks | Israel |
| 2000s | 52.7 attacks | 4.3 attacks | 48.4 attacks | Israel |
| 2010s | 72.4 attacks | 46 attacks | 26.4 attacks | Israel |
| 2020s | 84 attacks | 77 attacks | 7 attacks | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
- Israel, at 101 attacks against 94 attacks in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 7 attacks, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Israel ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) β 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.