Myanmar vs Yemen: Number of terrorist attacks
Myanmar
216 attacks
in 2021
Yemen
290 attacks
in 2021
Myanmar rank
6th
Yemen rank
4th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Myanmar
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 290 attacks against 216 attacks in Myanmar, a difference of 74 attacks.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Myanmar ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2 attacks | 0 attacks | 2.2 attacks | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 5.5 attacks | 0 attacks | 5.5 attacks | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 12.78 attacks | 11.89 attacks | 0.8889 attacks | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 6.5 attacks | 9.5 attacks | 3 attacks | Yemen |
| 2010s | 42.1 attacks | 535.1 attacks | 493 attacks | Yemen |
| 2020s | 140.5 attacks | 382 attacks | 241.5 attacks | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Myanmar or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 290 attacks against 216 attacks in Myanmar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Myanmar and Yemen?
- 74 attacks, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Myanmar ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th 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.