How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar 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.

Myanmar vs Somalia: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Myanmar

236 deaths

in 2021

Somalia

249 deaths

in 2021

Myanmar rank

11th

Somalia rank

9th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Myanmar
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 249 deaths against 236 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 13 deaths.

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

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

Myanmar ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.6 deaths	0 deaths	8.6 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	20.3 deaths	3.1 deaths	17.2 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	51.11 deaths	34.22 deaths	16.89 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	12.3 deaths	123.7 deaths	111.4 deaths	Somalia
2010s	52.8 deaths	729 deaths	676.2 deaths	Somalia
2020s	138.5 deaths	489.5 deaths	351 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Myanmar or Somalia?: Somalia, at 249 deaths against 236 deaths in Myanmar as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Myanmar and Somalia?: 13 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Myanmar ranks 11th 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.