Kenya vs United States: Number of terrorist attacks
Kenya
33 attacks
in 2021
United States
26 attacks
in 2021
Kenya rank
24th
United States rank
26th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33 attacks against 26 attacks in United States, a difference of 7 attacks.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 attacks | 147.5 attacks | 146.8 attacks | United States |
| 1980s | 0.5 attacks | 51.7 attacks | 51.2 attacks | United States |
| 1990s | 7.33 attacks | 41.33 attacks | 34 attacks | United States |
| 2000s | 4.3 attacks | 23.4 attacks | 19.1 attacks | United States |
| 2010s | 66.3 attacks | 42 attacks | 24.3 attacks | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.5 attacks | 64.5 attacks | 15 attacks | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 33 attacks against 26 attacks in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Kenya and United States?
- 7 attacks, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Kenya ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th 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.