Which has higher deaths from terrorism, by target, Saudi Arabia or United States?

Saudi Arabia, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United States as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from terrorism, by target between Saudi Arabia and United States?

0 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?

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 terrorism, by target. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs United States: Deaths from terrorism, by target

Saudi Arabia

0 deaths

in 2021

United States

0 deaths

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

2nd

United States rank

2nd

Deaths from terrorism, by target over time

Saudi Arabia
United States

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United States, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	1.5 deaths	1.5 deaths	United States
1980s	6.2 deaths	0.2 deaths	6 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
2000s	0 deaths	0.3 deaths	0.3 deaths	United States
2010s	0.1 deaths	0.7 deaths	0.6 deaths	United States
2020s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from terrorism, by target, Saudi Arabia or United States?: Saudi Arabia, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from terrorism, by target between Saudi Arabia and United States?: 0 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for deaths from terrorism, by target?: Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd 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 terrorism, by target. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs United States: Deaths from terrorism, by target. Statizoid, drawing on National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-from-terrorism-by-target/saudi-arabia/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-from-terrorism-by-target/saudi-arabia/united-states/">Saudi Arabia vs United States: Deaths from terrorism, by target</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Deaths from terrorism, by target
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 terrorist attacks on airports and aircraft.