What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Nigeria?

2,762 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan 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 Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Afghanistan

4,171 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

1,409 deaths

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Afghanistan
Nigeria

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4,171 deaths against 1,409 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 2,762 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.0 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.3 deaths	0.3 deaths	5 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	13.8 deaths	0.5 deaths	13.3 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	26.44 deaths	48.33 deaths	21.89 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	360.4 deaths	84.3 deaths	276.1 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	4,329 deaths	2,234 deaths	2,096 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	6,860 deaths	1,727 deaths	5,134 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Nigeria?: Afghanistan, at 4,171 deaths against 1,409 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 2,762 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.