Cameroon vs Iraq: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Cameroon
11 deaths
in 2021
Iraq
19 deaths
in 2021
Cameroon rank
10th
Iraq rank
9th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 19 deaths against 11 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 8 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 2.22 deaths | 12 deaths | 9.78 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 7.4 deaths | 7.4 deaths | Iraq |
| 2010s | 33.2 deaths | 532.1 deaths | 498.9 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 17.5 deaths | 55.5 deaths | 38 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 19 deaths against 11 deaths in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 8 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 9th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.