Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Myanmar or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 448 attacks against 216 attacks in Myanmar as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Myanmar and Nigeria?

232 attacks, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?

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.

Myanmar vs Nigeria: Number of terrorist attacks

Myanmar

216 attacks

in 2021

Nigeria

448 attacks

in 2021

Myanmar rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Myanmar
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 448 attacks against 216 attacks in Myanmar, a difference of 232 attacks.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.2 attacks	0.1 attacks	2.1 attacks	Myanmar
1980s	5.5 attacks	0.6 attacks	4.9 attacks	Myanmar
1990s	12.78 attacks	8.22 attacks	4.56 attacks	Myanmar
2000s	6.5 attacks	25.7 attacks	19.2 attacks	Nigeria
2010s	42.1 attacks	473.4 attacks	431.3 attacks	Nigeria
2020s	140.5 attacks	463 attacks	322.5 attacks	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Myanmar or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 448 attacks against 216 attacks in Myanmar as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Myanmar and Nigeria?: 232 attacks, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Myanmar ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.