Afghanistan vs Yemen: Share of deaths from terrorism
Afghanistan
1.5%
in 2021
Yemen
0.4%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Yemen rank
2nd
Share of deaths from terrorism over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.5% against 0.4% in Yemen, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.9 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | 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% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 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 Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 1.5% against 0.4% in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 1.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st 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) 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.
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About this data
Percentage of all deaths that are due to terrorism.