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

Yemen, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.

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

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Yemen: Share of deaths from terrorism

Syrian Arab Republic

0.2%

in 2021

Yemen

0.4%

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic rank

4th

Yemen rank

2nd

Share of deaths from terrorism over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Yemen
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Yemen
2010s	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	0.6%	0.4%	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, Syrian Arab Republic or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of deaths from terrorism between Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen?: 0.2%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen rank globally for share of deaths from terrorism?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th 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) – 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.