What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack between Afghanistan and Nigeria?

1,412 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?

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 terrorist attacks, by method of attack. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack

Afghanistan

1,484 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

72 deaths

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Nigeria rank

3rd

Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack over time

Afghanistan
Nigeria

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1,484 deaths against 72 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 1,412 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 20.6 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1990s	1.78 deaths	0 deaths	1.78 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	19.7 deaths	30.5 deaths	10.8 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	1,107 deaths	75.7 deaths	1,032 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	3,178 deaths	128 deaths	3,050 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack, Afghanistan or Nigeria?: Afghanistan, at 1,484 deaths against 72 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack between Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 1,412 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Nigeria 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 terrorist attacks, by method of attack. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack
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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