How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Deaths from terrorism, by target

Somalia

0 deaths

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

0 deaths

in 2021

Somalia rank

2nd

United Arab Emirates rank

2nd

Deaths from terrorism, by target over time

Somalia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Somalia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0.6 deaths	0.6 deaths	United Arab Emirates
1980s	3 deaths	11.1 deaths	8.1 deaths	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.3333 deaths	0 deaths	0.3333 deaths	Somalia
2000s	1.3 deaths	0 deaths	1.3 deaths	Somalia
2010s	3.5 deaths	0 deaths	3.5 deaths	Somalia
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, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?: Somalia, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from terrorism, by target between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?: 0 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for deaths from terrorism, by target?: Somalia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates 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.

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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

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