Somalia vs Syria: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Somalia
25
in 2021
Syria
35
in 2021
Somalia rank
8th
Syria rank
6th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 35 against 25 in Somalia, a difference of 10.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 8th and Syria ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Syria |
| 1990s | 9.89 | 0 | 9.89 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 0 | 8.9 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 117.5 | 194.6 | 77.1 | Syria |
| 2020s | 42.5 | 187 | 144.5 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from terrorist attacks by method, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 35 against 25 in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from terrorist attacks by method between Somalia and Syria?
- 10, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for deaths from terrorist attacks by method?
- Somalia ranks 8th and Syria ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.