Japan vs North Korea: Number of terrorist attacks
Japan
0 attacks
in 2021
North Korea
0 attacks
in 2021
Japan rank
80th
North Korea rank
80th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Japan
- North Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in North Korea, a difference of 0 attacks.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 80th and North Korea ranks 80th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5 attacks | 0 attacks | 7.5 attacks | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.9 attacks | 0 attacks | 8.9 attacks | Japan |
| 1990s | 21.89 attacks | 0.1111 attacks | 21.78 attacks | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.4 attacks | 0 attacks | 2.4 attacks | Japan |
| 2010s | 2 attacks | 0 attacks | 2 attacks | Japan |
| 2020s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Japan or North Korea?
- Japan, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Japan and North Korea?
- 0 attacks, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Japan ranks 80th and North Korea ranks 80th 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.