Somalia vs Syria: Share of deaths from terrorism
Somalia
0.2333
in 2021
Syria
0.2283
in 2021
Somalia rank
3rd
Syria rank
4th
Share of deaths from terrorism over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.2333 against 0.2283 in Syria, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0.0145 | 0.0145 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0024 | 0.0615 | 0.0592 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.028 | 0.0028 | 0.0252 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0772 | 0.0035 | 0.0738 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.611 | 1.28 | 0.6722 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.3514 | 0.5864 | 0.2349 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 0.2333 against 0.2283 in Syria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.005, with Somalia 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 share of deaths from terrorism?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.