Somalia vs Syria: Number of terrorist attacks
Somalia
125 attacks
in 2021
Syria
144 attacks
in 2021
Somalia rank
10th
Syria rank
8th
Number of terrorist attacks over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 144 attacks against 125 attacks in Somalia, a difference of 19 attacks.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1 attacks | 4 attacks | 3.9 attacks | Syria |
| 1980s | 1.7 attacks | 10.2 attacks | 8.5 attacks | Syria |
| 1990s | 16.78 attacks | 0.4444 attacks | 16.33 attacks | Somalia |
| 2000s | 48.5 attacks | 0.3 attacks | 48.2 attacks | Somalia |
| 2010s | 438.3 attacks | 259.2 attacks | 179.1 attacks | Somalia |
| 2020s | 202.5 attacks | 200 attacks | 2.5 attacks | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of terrorist attacks, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 144 attacks against 125 attacks in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of terrorist attacks between Somalia and Syria?
- 19 attacks, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for number of terrorist attacks?
- Somalia ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th 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.