Iraq vs Somalia: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Iraq
19 deaths
in 2021
Somalia
25 deaths
in 2021
Iraq rank
9th
Somalia rank
8th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 25 deaths against 19 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 6 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 12 deaths | 9.89 deaths | 2.11 deaths | Iraq |
| 2000s | 7.4 deaths | 8.9 deaths | 1.5 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 532.1 deaths | 117.5 deaths | 414.6 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 55.5 deaths | 42.5 deaths | 13 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 25 deaths against 19 deaths in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Iraq and Somalia?
- 6 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
- Iraq ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th 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.