Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Mauritania or Portugal?

Mauritania, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Portugal as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Mauritania and Portugal?

0 attacks, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Mauritania vs Portugal: Number of terrorist attacks

Mauritania

0 attacks

in 2021

Portugal

0 attacks

in 2021

Mauritania rank

80th

Portugal rank

80th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Mauritania
Portugal

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Portugal, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 80th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4 attacks	5.5 attacks	5.1 attacks	Portugal
1980s	0 attacks	7.8 attacks	7.8 attacks	Portugal
1990s	0.1111 attacks	0.5556 attacks	0.4444 attacks	Portugal
2000s	0.9 attacks	0 attacks	0.9 attacks	Mauritania
2010s	0.5 attacks	0.2 attacks	0.3 attacks	Mauritania
2020s	0 attacks	0.5 attacks	0.5 attacks	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Mauritania or Portugal?: Mauritania, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Mauritania and Portugal?: 0 attacks, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Mauritania ranks 80th and Portugal 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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Indicator: Number of terrorist attacks
Unit: attacks
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of terrorist attacks.