Democratic Republic of Congo vs Yemen: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method

Democratic Republic of Congo
66 deaths
in 2021
Yemen
403 deaths
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Yemen rank
2nd

Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Yemen
0200400600197019952021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 403 deaths against 66 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 337 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 6.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 0 deaths 0 deaths 0 deaths
1980s 0 deaths 0 deaths 0 deaths
1990s 0.8889 deaths 0 deaths 0.8889 deaths Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 9.5 deaths 0.5 deaths 9 deaths Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 83.5 deaths 236.3 deaths 152.8 deaths Yemen
2020s 166.5 deaths 366 deaths 199.5 deaths Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Democratic Republic of Congo or Yemen?
Yemen, at 403 deaths against 66 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
337 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
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

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