Nigeria vs Yemen: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Nigeria
72 deaths
in 2021
Yemen
403 deaths
in 2021
Nigeria rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 403 deaths against 72 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 331 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 5.6 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000s | 30.5 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 30 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 75.7 deaths | 236.3 deaths | 160.6 deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 128 deaths | 366 deaths | 238 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 403 deaths against 72 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 331 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd 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
Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.