Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Niger or Yemen?

Yemen, at 859 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?

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.

Niger vs Yemen: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Niger

447 deaths

in 2021

Yemen

859 deaths

in 2021

Niger rank

6th

Yemen rank

3rd

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Niger
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 859 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger, a difference of 412 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.9 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Niger ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	17.4 deaths	0 deaths	17.4 deaths	Niger
1990s	17.22 deaths	8 deaths	9.22 deaths	Niger
2000s	9 deaths	15.3 deaths	6.3 deaths	Yemen
2010s	137.5 deaths	951.4 deaths	813.9 deaths	Yemen
2020s	409 deaths	880.5 deaths	471.5 deaths	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Niger or Yemen?: Yemen, at 859 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Niger and Yemen?: 412 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Niger ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 3rd 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.