Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Afghanistan
1,484 deaths
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo
66 deaths
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1,484 deaths against 66 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1,418 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 22.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths | 0.8889 deaths | 0.8889 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 19.7 deaths | 9.5 deaths | 10.2 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1,107 deaths | 83.5 deaths | 1,024 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3,178 deaths | 166.5 deaths | 3,012 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 1,484 deaths against 66 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1,418 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 187 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.