Somalia vs Yemen: Share of deaths from terrorism
Somalia
0.2333
in 2021
Yemen
0.3799
in 2021
Somalia rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd
Share of deaths from terrorism over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.3799 against 0.2333 in Somalia, a difference of 0.1466.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0024 | 0 | 0.0024 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.028 | 0.0052 | 0.0228 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0772 | 0.0155 | 0.0618 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.611 | 0.6829 | 0.0719 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.3514 | 0.4045 | 0.0531 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from terrorism, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.3799 against 0.2333 in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.1466, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd 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.