Afghanistan vs Somalia: Share of deaths from terrorism
Afghanistan
1.5%
in 2021
Somalia
0.2%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd
Share of deaths from terrorism over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.5% against 0.2% in Somalia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 6.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 1.5% against 0.2% in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 1.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from terrorism. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage of all deaths that are due to terrorism.