How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?

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.

India vs Pakistan: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

India

135 deaths

in 2021

Pakistan

190 deaths

in 2021

India rank

15th

Pakistan rank

13th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

India
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 190 deaths against 135 deaths in India, a difference of 55 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

India ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 13th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.5 deaths	1.7 deaths	1.8 deaths	India
1980s	309.6 deaths	48.1 deaths	261.5 deaths	India
1990s	686.56 deaths	302.22 deaths	384.33 deaths	India
2000s	590.3 deaths	290.5 deaths	299.8 deaths	India
2010s	434 deaths	1,145 deaths	711 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	173.5 deaths	239.5 deaths	66 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, India or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 190 deaths against 135 deaths in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between India and Pakistan?: 55 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: India ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 13th 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.