Burkina Faso vs Mali: Suicide and other terrorist attacks
Burkina Faso
53 attacks
in 2021
Mali
71 attacks
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Mali rank
15th
Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 71 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso, a difference of 18 attacks.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.1 attacks | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2222 attacks | 3.67 attacks | 3.44 attacks | Mali |
| 2000s | 0 attacks | 2.1 attacks | 2.1 attacks | Mali |
| 2010s | 28 attacks | 77.3 attacks | 49.3 attacks | Mali |
| 2020s | 81.5 attacks | 104 attacks | 22.5 attacks | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 71 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 18 attacks, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th of 188 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 Suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of non-suicide terrorist attacks.