How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Yemen: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Nigeria

1,409 deaths

in 2021

Yemen

859 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria rank

2nd

Yemen rank

3rd

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Nigeria
Yemen

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,409 deaths against 859 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 550 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3 deaths	0 deaths	0.3 deaths	Nigeria
1980s	0.5 deaths	0 deaths	0.5 deaths	Nigeria
1990s	48.33 deaths	8 deaths	40.33 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	84.3 deaths	15.3 deaths	69 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	2,234 deaths	951.4 deaths	1,282 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	1,727 deaths	880.5 deaths	846.5 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Nigeria or Yemen?: Nigeria, at 1,409 deaths against 859 deaths in Yemen as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Nigeria and Yemen?: 550 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.