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

921 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Ethiopia

488 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

1,409 deaths

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

5th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,409 deaths against 488 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 921 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.9 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.5 deaths	0.3 deaths	13.2 deaths	Ethiopia
1980s	24.1 deaths	0.5 deaths	23.6 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	73.56 deaths	48.33 deaths	25.22 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	27.2 deaths	84.3 deaths	57.1 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	56.3 deaths	2,234 deaths	2,177 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	909 deaths	1,727 deaths	818 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1,409 deaths against 488 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 921 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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.