Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries by country
Total number of terrorist attacks.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
1,453 attacks
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 attacks
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0 attacks
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021
What the numbers show
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1,453 attacks in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 attacks in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 attacks, and the mean is 27.01 attacks.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 10,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1,453 attacks | 2021 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 547 attacks | 2021 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 448 attacks | 2021 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 290 attacks | 2021 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 235 attacks | 2021 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 216 attacks | 2021 | up 10,700.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 150 attacks | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Syria | 144 attacks | 2021 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 142 attacks | 2021 | up 787.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 125 attacks | 2021 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 104 attacks | 2021 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 101 attacks | 2021 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 94 attacks | 2021 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 76 attacks | 2021 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 76 attacks | 2021 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 53 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 46 attacks | 2021 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 45 attacks | 2021 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 41 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 40 attacks | 2021 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 38 attacks | 2021 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 36 attacks | 2021 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 33 attacks | 2021 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 27 attacks | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 26 attacks | 2021 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 25 | United States | 26 attacks | 2021 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 21 attacks | 2021 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 19 attacks | 2021 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 18 attacks | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 15 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 14 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 14 attacks | 2021 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 13 attacks | 2021 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 13 attacks | 2021 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 12 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Venezuela | 12 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 11 attacks | 2021 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 11 attacks | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 11 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 10 attacks | 2021 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 attacks | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 10 attacks | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Libya | 8 attacks | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 6 attacks | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands | 6 attacks | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 46 | China | 5 attacks | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 5 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 5 attacks | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 4 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 4 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Iran | 4 attacks | 2021 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 4 attacks | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Paraguay | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 2 attacks | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 2 attacks | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 2 attacks | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Albania | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Benin | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Algeria | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Maldives | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Zambia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Western Sahara | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Andorra | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Barbados | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cyprus | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Czechia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Eritrea | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Finland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Fiji | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Iceland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Japan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | South Korea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Laos | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Macao | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Moldova | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Malawi | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Norway | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Poland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | North Korea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Qatar | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Russia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Singapore | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Eswatini | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Seychelles | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | East Timor | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tanzania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | French Guiana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Taiwan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Falkland Islands | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vatican | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 34 attacks
About this data
Total number of terrorist attacks.