What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between South Africa and Ukraine?

1 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?

30 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

South Africa vs Ukraine: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

South Africa

8 deaths

in 2021

Ukraine

7 deaths

in 2021

South Africa rank

35th

Ukraine rank

37th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

South Africa
Ukraine

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 8 deaths against 7 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 1 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	220.5 deaths	1 deaths	219.5 deaths	South Africa
2000s	2 deaths	0.1 deaths	1.9 deaths	South Africa
2010s	9.7 deaths	228.1 deaths	218.4 deaths	Ukraine
2020s	7.5 deaths	7.5 deaths	0 deaths	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, South Africa or Ukraine?: South Africa, at 8 deaths against 7 deaths in Ukraine as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between South Africa and Ukraine?: 1 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: South Africa ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th 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.