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

1,081 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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 Yemen: Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack

Afghanistan

1,484 deaths

in 2021

Yemen

403 deaths

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Yemen rank

2nd

Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack over time

Afghanistan
Yemen

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1,484 deaths against 403 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 1,081 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.7 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Yemen	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	0.5 deaths	19.2 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	1,107 deaths	236.3 deaths	871.1 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	3,178 deaths	366 deaths	2,812 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 Yemen?: Afghanistan, at 1,484 deaths against 403 deaths in Yemen as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack between Afghanistan and Yemen?: 1,081 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen 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 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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