Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Pakistan or Yemen?

Yemen, at 290 attacks against 150 attacks in Pakistan as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?

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.

Pakistan vs Yemen: Number of terrorist attacks

Pakistan

150 attacks

in 2021

Yemen

290 attacks

in 2021

Pakistan rank

7th

Yemen rank

4th

Number of terrorist attacks over time

Pakistan
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 290 attacks against 150 attacks in Pakistan, a difference of 140 attacks.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.9 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.7 attacks	0 attacks	1.7 attacks	Pakistan
1980s	19.6 attacks	0 attacks	19.6 attacks	Pakistan
1990s	178.22 attacks	11.89 attacks	166.33 attacks	Pakistan
2000s	198 attacks	9.5 attacks	188.5 attacks	Pakistan
2010s	1,141 attacks	535.1 attacks	606.2 attacks	Pakistan
2020s	222 attacks	382 attacks	160 attacks	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Pakistan or Yemen?: Yemen, at 290 attacks against 150 attacks in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Pakistan and Yemen?: 140 attacks, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?: Pakistan ranks 7th 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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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.