What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Burkina Faso and Somalia?

173 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Burkina Faso

422 deaths

in 2021

Somalia

249 deaths

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

7th

Somalia rank

9th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Burkina Faso
Somalia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 422 deaths against 249 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 173 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0.1 deaths	3.1 deaths	3 deaths	Somalia
1990s	0.1111 deaths	34.22 deaths	34.11 deaths	Somalia
2000s	0 deaths	123.7 deaths	123.7 deaths	Somalia
2010s	98.3 deaths	729 deaths	630.7 deaths	Somalia
2020s	551.5 deaths	489.5 deaths	62 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Burkina Faso or Somalia?: Burkina Faso, at 422 deaths against 249 deaths in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 173 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.