How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Somalia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Somalia

249 deaths

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

242 deaths

in 2021

Somalia rank

9th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

10th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Somalia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 249 deaths against 242 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 7 deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Somalia ranks 9th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	8.7 deaths	8.7 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	3.1 deaths	41.8 deaths	38.7 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	34.22 deaths	1.89 deaths	32.33 deaths	Somalia
2000s	123.7 deaths	0.9 deaths	122.8 deaths	Somalia
2010s	729 deaths	1,091 deaths	362.2 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	489.5 deaths	570.5 deaths	81 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Somalia, at 249 deaths against 242 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 7 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Somalia ranks 9th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th 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.