How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

Iraq vs Somalia: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Iraq

218 deaths

in 2021

Somalia

249 deaths

in 2021

Iraq rank

12th

Somalia rank

9th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Iraq
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 249 deaths against 218 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 31 deaths.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Iraq ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.3 deaths	0 deaths	1.3 deaths	Iraq
1980s	14.8 deaths	3.1 deaths	11.7 deaths	Iraq
1990s	57.33 deaths	34.22 deaths	23.11 deaths	Iraq
2000s	1,243 deaths	123.7 deaths	1,119 deaths	Iraq
2010s	4,160 deaths	729 deaths	3,432 deaths	Iraq
2020s	365 deaths	489.5 deaths	124.5 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Iraq or Somalia?: Somalia, at 249 deaths against 218 deaths in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Iraq and Somalia?: 31 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Iraq ranks 12th 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.