Mexico vs Thailand: Number of terrorist attacks
Mexico
21 attacks
in 2021
Thailand
27 attacks
in 2021
Mexico rank
28th
Thailand rank
25th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 27 attacks against 21 attacks in Mexico, a difference of 6 attacks.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4 attacks | 2.6 attacks | 8.8 attacks | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.5 attacks | 7.4 attacks | 4.9 attacks | Thailand |
| 1990s | 29.44 attacks | 14 attacks | 15.44 attacks | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4 attacks | 122.8 attacks | 118.8 attacks | Thailand |
| 2010s | 14.3 attacks | 270.8 attacks | 256.5 attacks | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17 attacks | 33 attacks | 16 attacks | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 27 attacks against 21 attacks in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Mexico and Thailand?
- 6 attacks, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Mexico ranks 28th 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.