Egypt vs South Africa: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Egypt
10 deaths
in 2021
South Africa
8 deaths
in 2021
Egypt rank
34th
South Africa rank
35th
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10 deaths against 8 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 deaths | 2.1 deaths | 1.6 deaths | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8.5 deaths | 65.5 deaths | 57 deaths | South Africa |
| 1990s | 73 deaths | 212.67 deaths | 139.67 deaths | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2 deaths | 2 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010s | 262.7 deaths | 9.7 deaths | 253 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 59 deaths | 7.5 deaths | 51.5 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 10 deaths against 8 deaths in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Egypt and South Africa?
- 2 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?
- Egypt ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th 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
Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.