Cameroon vs Nigeria: Share of deaths from terrorism
Cameroon
0.0%
in 2021
Nigeria
0.1%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
16th
Nigeria rank
13th
Share of deaths from terrorism over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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.