Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?

Somalia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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 Share of deaths from terrorism. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Share of deaths from terrorism

Somalia

0.2%

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

0.2%

in 2021

Somalia rank

3rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

4th

Share of deaths from terrorism over time

Somalia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Somalia ranks 3rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Somalia
2000s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Somalia
2010s	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Somalia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?: Somalia ranks 3rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th 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 Share of deaths from terrorism. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of deaths from terrorism
Unit: %
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 8,999 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of all deaths that are due to terrorism.