Kenya vs Thailand: Number of terrorist attacks
Kenya
33 attacks
in 2021
Thailand
27 attacks
in 2021
Kenya rank
24th
Thailand rank
25th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33 attacks against 27 attacks in Thailand, a difference of 6 attacks.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 attacks | 2.6 attacks | 1.9 attacks | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.5 attacks | 7.4 attacks | 6.9 attacks | Thailand |
| 1990s | 7.33 attacks | 14 attacks | 6.67 attacks | Thailand |
| 2000s | 4.3 attacks | 122.8 attacks | 118.5 attacks | Thailand |
| 2010s | 66.3 attacks | 270.8 attacks | 204.5 attacks | Thailand |
| 2020s | 49.5 attacks | 33 attacks | 16.5 attacks | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Kenya or Thailand?
- Kenya, at 33 attacks against 27 attacks in Thailand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Kenya and Thailand?
- 6 attacks, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 25th 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.